TOKYO -- In Japan, certain foods like eggs and bean sprouts have earned the nickname "star students" for their unusually stable prices.
This has been a source of frustration for Shoji Hayashi, president of bean sprout producer Asahi Bussan. "Please don't call them that," Hayashi said.
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