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Lower-priced reserve rice released

WATARI, Japan, May 29 Kyodo - Rice stockpiles are delivered to household equipment maker Iris Ohyama Inc.'s rice polishing plant in Watari in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 29, 2025. The Japanese government launched a new scheme to release lower-priced reserve rice harvested in 2021 and 2022 via direct contracts with retailers -- not by the previous auction-based method -- to curb elevated rice prices. (Kyodo)

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Lower-priced reserve rice released

Rice stockpiles are delivered to household equipment maker Iris Ohyama Inc.'s rice polishing plant in Watari in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 29, 2025. The Japanese government launched a new scheme to release lower-priced reserve rice harvested in 2021 and 2022 via direct contracts with retailers -- not by the previous auction-based method -- to curb elevated rice prices.

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Lower-priced reserve rice released

Rice stockpiles are delivered to household equipment maker Iris Ohyama Inc.'s rice polishing plant in Watari in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 29, 2025. The Japanese government launched a new scheme to release lower-priced reserve rice harvested in 2021 and 2022 via direct contracts with retailers -- not by the previous auction-based method -- to curb elevated rice prices.

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Lower-priced reserve rice released

Rice stockpiles are delivered to household equipment maker Iris Ohyama Inc.'s rice polishing plant in Watari in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 29, 2025. The Japanese government launched a new scheme to release lower-priced reserve rice harvested in 2021 and 2022 via direct contracts with retailers -- not by the previous auction-based method -- to curb elevated rice prices.

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Lower-priced reserve rice released

Rice stockpiles are delivered to household equipment maker Iris Ohyama Inc.'s rice polishing plant in Watari in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 29, 2025. The Japanese government launched a new scheme to release lower-priced reserve rice harvested in 2021 and 2022 via direct contracts with retailers -- not by the previous auction-based method -- to curb elevated rice prices.

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Students leave new building of tsunami-hit school

SENDAI, Japan - Students walk home from Nagatoro Elementary School's new building in Watari Town, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 18, 2014. The original building was damaged by the earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan in March 2011.

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Students leave new building of tsunami-hit school

SENDAI, Japan - Students walk home from Arahama Junior High School's new building in Watari Town, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 18, 2014. The original building was damaged by the earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku in March 2011. Classrooms are located on the second and third floors of the new building.

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Pupils study in new building of tsunami-hit school

SENDAI, Japan - Pupils study in a classroom in Nagatoro Elementary School's new building in Watari Town, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 18, 2014. The original building was damaged by the earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku in March 2011.

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Fireworks display to mourn victims of 2011 disaster

NATORI, Japan - A young couple and their baby watch a fireworks display in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 11, 2014, to mourn the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the northeastern Japan region.

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Large-scale rice mill plant completed in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - Butai-Agri-innovation Co. President Nobuo Hariu (extreme R) and Iris Oyama Inc. President Kentaro Oyama (extreme L) attend an event to commemorate the completion of a large-scale rice mill plant in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2014.

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Large-scale rice mill plant completed in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - Butai-Agri-innovation Co.'s large-scale rice mill plant in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is seen on July 29, 2014, after its completion.

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Disaster drill on anniversary of 1978 Miyagi earthquake

WATARI, Japan - Pupils line up for a designated safety confirmation check point during a drill for an earthquake and tsunami presumed to happen in a going-home time for schoolchildren in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 12, 2014, the 36th anniversary of the 1978 quake off the prefecture.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Yoshida area of Watari town, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), a day after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 1, 2013 (R), complete with a greenhouse complex to grow strawberries.

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2 years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show an area in the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), the day after the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, and the same area on March 3, 2013.

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Watari soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same town on March 2, 2012 (bottom).

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Pile of debris in Miyagi Pref.

WATARI, Japan - Excavators pile up debris created by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 11, 2011, four months after the disaster.

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Debris at bathing beach in Miyagi Pref.

WATARI, Japan - Photo shows piles of debris at a swimming beach in the quake- and tsunami-hit town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 24, 2011. In the middle of the picture are solar panels that had been installed by the town at a nearby spa facility. In a normal year, the beach would soon be open for the swimming season.

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Paddy field damaged by seawater due to tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows a cracked paddy field in the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 13, 2011, due to salt pollution caused by seawater following the March 11 tsunami.

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Cherry blossoms in tsunami-hit areas

WATARI, Japan - Photo taken April 12, 2011, shows cherry tree branches starting to bloom in the rubble in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Stranded boat returned to sea

WATARI, Japan - A fishing boat washed ashore by tsunami is lifted by a crane and placed on seawater in the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 7, 2011, around four weeks after the earthquake and tsunami devastated the area.

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Floodwater drainage

WATARI, Japan - A hose drains floodwater to the sea from the shores of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 29, 2011. The area was hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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People flock to buy gasoline

WATARI, Japan - People form a long line to purchase gasoline at a gas station in the town of Watari in Miyagi Prefecture on March 18, 2011, a week after an earthquake with a record magnitude of 9.0 hit Japan.

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Tree-planting drive in tsunami-hit Miyagi spawns hope for fresh greenery

People carry a "mikoshi" portable shrine during a summer festival at Chokaishio Shrine in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 7, 2015. In the foreground are trees planted two years earlier under a movement to bring back greenery to the northern Japanese prefecture ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pile of debris in Miyagi Pref.

WATARI, Japan - Excavators pile up debris created by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 11, 2011, four months after the disaster. (Kyodo)

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Debris at bathing beach in Miyagi Pref.

WATARI, Japan - Photo shows piles of debris at a swimming beach in the quake- and tsunami-hit town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 24, 2011. In the middle of the picture are solar panels that had been installed by the town at a nearby spa facility. In a normal year, the beach would soon be open for the swimming season. (Kyodo)

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Paddy field damaged by seawater due to tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows a cracked paddy field in the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 13, 2011, due to salt pollution caused by seawater following the March 11 tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Stranded boat returned to sea

WATARI, Japan - A fishing boat washed ashore by tsunami is lifted by a crane and placed on seawater in the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 7, 2011, around four weeks after the earthquake and tsunami devastated the area. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami aftermath in Watari

WATARI, Japan - People look through debris for their belongings in the tsunami-hit town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 7, 2011, about four weeks after the earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

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Cherry blossoms in tsunami-hit areas

WATARI, Japan - Photo taken April 12, 2011, shows cherry tree branches starting to bloom in the rubble in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Watari soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same town on March 2, 2012 (bottom). (Kyodo)

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Floodwater drainage

WATARI, Japan - A hose drains floodwater to the sea from the shores of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 29, 2011. The area was hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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People flock to buy gasoline

WATARI, Japan - People form a long line to purchase gasoline at a gas station in the town of Watari in Miyagi Prefecture on March 18, 2011, a week after an earthquake with a record magnitude of 9.0 hit Japan. (Kyodo)

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Long line at gas station

SENDAI, Japan - People wait in a long line to buy kerosene at a gas station in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 13, 2011, two days after the area was struck by a powerful earthquake. (Kyodo)

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Pupils study in new building of tsunami-hit school

SENDAI, Japan - Pupils study in a classroom in Nagatoro Elementary School's new building in Watari Town, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 18, 2014. The original building was damaged by the earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku in March 2011. (Kyodo)

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Fireworks display to mourn victims of 2011 disaster

NATORI, Japan - A young couple and their baby watch a fireworks display in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 11, 2014, to mourn the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the northeastern Japan region. (Kyodo)

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Large-scale rice mill plant completed in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - Butai-Agri-innovation Co.'s large-scale rice mill plant in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is seen on July 29, 2014, after its completion. (Kyodo)

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Disaster drill on anniversary of 1978 Miyagi earthquake

WATARI, Japan - Pupils line up for a designated safety confirmation check point during a drill for an earthquake and tsunami presumed to happen in a going-home time for schoolchildren in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 12, 2014, the 36th anniversary of the 1978 quake off the prefecture. (Kyodo)