Japan weighs using rice imports card in Trump tariff talks

Tokyo considers buying more American rice amid rising domestic prices

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Some in the Japanese government see expanding U.S. rice exports as a way to ease a domestic shortage. (Photo by Tadanori Yoshida)

SHUNSUKE USHIGOME

TOKYO -- Japan is considering expanding American rice exports as part of trade negotiations with the U.S., in a bid to reverse President Donald Trump's new tariffs on Japanese exports, Nikkei has learned.

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