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China's short grain rice

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Chinese rice sold at a supermarket in Tokyo in April 2012. China's production of short grain japonica rice, a staple food for Japanese, grew just over 40 percent in a decade to nearly 65 million tons in 2011, a level more than six times greater than Japan's annual production, according to a recent survey by a Japanese think tank.

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Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Camellia japonica, flower

Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Rajec-Jestrebi, Camellia japonica, flower, in Rajec-Jestrebi Chateau, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Camellia japonica, flower

Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Rajec-Jestrebi, Camellia japonica, flower, in Rajec-Jestrebi Chateau, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Camellia japonica, flower

Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Rajec-Jestrebi, Camellia japonica, flower, in Rajec-Jestrebi Chateau, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Camellia japonica, flower

Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Rajec-Jestrebi, Camellia japonica, flower, in Rajec-Jestrebi Chateau, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Camellia japonica, flower

Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Rajec-Jestrebi, Camellia japonica, flower, in Rajec-Jestrebi Chateau, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Camellia japonica, flower

Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Rajec-Jestrebi, Camellia japonica, flower, in Rajec-Jestrebi Chateau, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Camellia japonica, flower

Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Rajec-Jestrebi, Camellia japonica, flower, in Rajec-Jestrebi Chateau, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Camellia japonica, flower

Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Rajec-Jestrebi, Camellia japonica, flower, in Rajec-Jestrebi Chateau, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Camellia japonica, flower

Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Rajec-Jestrebi, Camellia japonica, flower, in Rajec-Jestrebi Chateau, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Camellia japonica, flower

Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Rajec-Jestrebi, Camellia japonica, flower, in Rajec-Jestrebi Chateau, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Camellia japonica, flower

Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Rajec-Jestrebi, Camellia japonica, flower, in Rajec-Jestrebi Chateau, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Camellia japonica, flower

Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Rajec-Jestrebi, Camellia japonica, flower, in Rajec-Jestrebi Chateau, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Camellia japonica, flower

Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Rajec-Jestrebi, Camellia japonica, flower, in Rajec-Jestrebi Chateau, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Camellia japonica, flower

Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Rajec-Jestrebi, Camellia japonica, flower, in Rajec-Jestrebi Chateau, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Camellia japonica, flower

Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Rajec-Jestrebi, Camellia japonica, flower, in Rajec-Jestrebi Chateau, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Camellia japonica, flower

Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Rajec-Jestrebi, Camellia japonica, flower, in Rajec-Jestrebi Chateau, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Camellia japonica, flower

Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Rajec-Jestrebi, Camellia japonica, flower, in Rajec-Jestrebi Chateau, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Camellia japonica, flower

Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Rajec-Jestrebi, Camellia japonica, flower, in Rajec-Jestrebi Chateau, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Camellia japonica, flower

Exhibition of camellias at the state chateau Rajec nad Svitavou, Rajec-Jestrebi, Camellia japonica, flower, in Rajec-Jestrebi Chateau, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Camellia japonica, flower

Camellia japonica flowers in Chateau greenhouse as a part of Exhibition of camellias at the state Chateau Rajec nad Svitavou in Rajec-Jestrebi, Czech Republic, March 7, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Suaeda japonica flowers in Saga, Japan

Photo taken Oct. 24, 2020, shows red Suaeda japonica flowers at Higashiyoka-higata, a tidal mudflat in Saga, southwestern Japan.

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Suaeda japonica flowers in Saga, Japan

Photo taken Oct. 24, 2020, shows red Suaeda japonica flowers at Higashiyoka-higata, a tidal mudflat in Saga, southwestern Japan.

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Luehdorfia japonica bred artificially

NAGOYA, Japan - A Luehdorfia japonica, a butterfly only found on Japan's main island of Honshu, has been artificially bred by butterfly lover Kisuke Kushihara at his home in Nagoya, central Japan. The butterfly, popularly called the goddess of spring, is on the verge of extinction.