TOKYO -- A shortage of containers used in international shipping in recent months has left Asia's food sector facing delays and sales suspensions.
Indonesia and Malaysia, like Japan, grapple with potato shortage

A container shortage has hit supplies of food and drink, such as french fries and wine, to Asia. (Source photos by AP, Getty Images and Kosaku Mimura)
TOKYO -- A shortage of containers used in international shipping in recent months has left Asia's food sector facing delays and sales suspensions.