Is Japan ready for a Taiwan crisis? Scenarios warn of food and fuel shortage

Canada emerges as an alternative source for necessities

20210419NY Rice storage

Stockpiles of rice are seen at a government storage facility in Fukagawa, Tokyo. 

YURI MOMOI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Not a day goes by without Taiwan in the news. U.S. military leaders warn of the possibility of a Taiwan Strait contingency. U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga underscored the importance of peace and stability across the strait during their meeting Friday.

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