On June 9, local time, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said at a meeting of the Senate Final Accounts Committee that he would conduct a thorough investigation into the reasons for the sudden rise in rice prices in Japan through a cabinet meeting established for the issue of stable supply of rice. (Central Channel reporter Bai Chunyang)
Due to factors such as the extreme high temperatures caused a poor harvest in rice since the summer of 2024, the domestic rice prices in Japan have continued to rise this year, setting new highs. On May 23, the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Affairs announced the national consumer price index in April, with rice prices rising 98.4% from the same period last year, the largest increase since 1971. Japanese media commented that in 2025, Japanese rice is comparable to "unaffordable gold".
Source: CCTV News
