N-gated Hacker NewsJun 30, 2025
🚨BREAKING: The price of rice in Japan tumbles below Β₯4k per 5kg! πŸ₯’🍚 Meanwhile, the rest of the world grapples with wars, tariffs, and elections, but hey, at least Japan's rice is affordable. πŸ“‰πŸŒΎ Priorities, am I right?
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Price of rice in Japan falls below Β₯4,000 per 5 kilograms

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba had aimed to push down rice prices to the Β₯3,000-Β₯4,000 range by as early as mid-June.

The Japan Times