Soaring buckwheat price hits soba shops

Soaring buckwheat price hits soba shops

TOKYO, Japan - Soba noodles are prepared at "Chitosean" in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014. Soba noodle shops are facing difficulties due to the skyrocketing price of buckwheat, mainly imported from China, caused by lean harvest and weak yen.

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