Rice prices surging in Japan

Rice prices surging in Japan

Photo taken on Feb. 21, 2025, shows bags of rice on sale at a vegetable store in Tokyo. Consumer price data the government released the same day showed rice prices surged over 70 percent in January from a year earlier.

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