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🗓️ 10 June 2025
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From the BBC World Service: Japan is facing a rice emergency. Prices are soaring, supplies are tight, and it's already cost one government minister his job. So what's going on? It's a mix of bad weather, fewer rice-farming households, and booming demand from tourism and dining out. We'll unpack. Plus, a Danish drugmaker is closing a Copenhagen factory that produces antibiotics for Europe. We'll learn about the causes and implications.
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1:13.1 | Japan's running low on rice and it's causing chaos. Hello, this is the Marketplace Morning Report |
1:18.7 | and we're live from the BBC World Service. I'm Leanna Byrne. Thanks for tuning in. So Japan is |
1:24.3 | facing a rice emergency. Prices are soaring, supplies are tight, |
1:28.6 | and it's already cost one government minister his job. |
1:31.7 | So what's going on? |
1:32.9 | Well, a mix of bad weather, fewer rice farming households |
1:36.3 | and booming demand from tourism and dining out. |
1:39.7 | The BBC's Shyamakil has more. |
1:43.8 | It's a busy afternoon in Akkadai, a small local supermarket chain here in Tokyo. |
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