TOKYO -- The demand for rice in Japan has increased for the first time in a decade, driven by a record number of tourists as well as strong domestic demand, leading to a shortage and purchase restrictions.
The rare growth in demand, along with a harvest hurt by a heat wave, caused bags of rice to disappear from some supermarkets. Distributors have moved to hike the price of Japan's staple food.
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