TOKYO -- Lawmakers in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party are fighting a proposal to offer to import more U.S.-grown rice as a part of a deal on tariffs with the Trump administration.
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Japan's ruling party balks at importing US rice as part of tariff deal
LDP members argue concessions would hurt country's food security
A rice farmer in Japan. The country imports roughly 770,000 tonnes of rice a year under a duty-free "minimum access" agreement. © Reuters
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