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Japan's core inflation cooled to 3.3% in June, coming down from a 29-month high of 3.7% as food inflation showed signs of ...

Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime ...

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By Kaori Kaneko JOETSU, Japan (Reuters) -For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice ...

Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2% in June year-on-year, official data showed today, piling further pressure on Prime Minister ...

Rice prices in the country soared 99.2% in June year-on-year, official data showed, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend.

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Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year on year, official data showed on Friday, piling further pressure on ...

Japan's agriculture ministry says this year's rice harvest will likely increase by more than half a million tons from last year as prices remain high.

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