Response to Japan's Declining Rice Consumption

Japan's per capita consumption of rice—the symbolic staple of the Japanese diet—has dropped to half its 1960 level as bread, pasta, and other wheat-based goods have grown in popularity. Farmers and retailers find new ways to sustain its popularity—by offering designer rices, incorporating rice flour into baked goods, and marketing Japanese rice to other countries.

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