Breaking record! In Tokyo, Japan, the price of rice in April increased by more than 90% compared to the previous year.

Although the Japanese government recently released reserves of rice into the market, it is still difficult to quickly curb the high rice prices. Data released by the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs on the 25th showed that rice prices in Tokyo in April increased by more than 90% year-on-year, hitting the highest record since comparable data was available in 1971.