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Japan’s Rice Curbs to be Ended in Policy Reversal, as Ishiba to Push for Larger Harvests

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

16:04 JST, August 5, 2025

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was to announce Tuesday a major policy shift to boost rice output and stabilize the nation’s food supply in the face of soaring rice prices caused by a production shortage.

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