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A complex distribution system considered unique to Japan’s rice industry has been pointed to as a cause of the shortage of rice and high prices of the grain in the nation. Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has described the distribution system as a “black box” due to its ...