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TLDR. The expert Kazuhito Yamashita argues:

    Japan is only producing about half of the rice it could potentially produce.
    This is due to government policy that pays farmers not to grow to prevent falling prices.
    Argues in the current geopolitical climate with the potential of a food blockade, this policy should be abandoned.
    If abandoned, Japan will become one of the largest rice exporters which he argues is better for Japanese food security.
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