# Characteristics of the Japan Rice Shortage as “Reiwa Rice Riots” | FFTC Agricultural Policy Platform (FFTC-AP)

> A Utsunomiya University analysis describes Japan's 2024-2025 rice shortage and price spike, dubbed the Reiwa Rice Riots, as a historic turning point for distribution policy. It also criticizes mass media coverage for sensationalism and narrow focus.

- Date: 2025-12-01 · published 2025-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Japan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12735-characteristics-of-the-japan-rice-shortage-as-reiwa-rice-riots-fftc
- Commodities: [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Japanese rice prices and reserve release policy shape domestic demand for rice and rice-based feed alternatives, but the piece is largely retrospective analysis with limited near-term price signal.

## Read by commodity

- RICE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RICE | 2025-11-14 | [1380. Trends in Export Restrictions on Major Crops \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21917-1380-trends-in-export-restrictions-on-major-crops-japan-international-research.md) | -0.9% | -2.6% |
| RICE | 2024-12-19 | [Record-breaking achievements in agricultural product consumption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11560-record-breaking-achievements-in-agricultural-product-consumption.md) | -6.1% | -0.1% |
| RICE | 2019-01-24 | [Report on Political Economy of Rice Trade between India, Bangladesh, Nepal Released](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61069-report-on-political-economy-of-rice-trade-between-india-bangladesh-nepal.md) | -1.2% | -5.1% |
| RICE | 2016-12-13 | [International Maize, Wheat, Rice Prices Remain Down, According to Latest FPMA Report \| Food Security Portal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73523-international-maize-wheat-rice-prices-remain-down-according-to-latest-fpma.md) | -3.9% | -4.7% |
| RICE | 2025-11-11 | [India’s lifting of rice export ban helped cool global food prices, says WTO \| Today News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21916-india-s-lifting-of-rice-export-ban-helped-cool-global-food-prices-says-wto.md) | +3.1% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- ap.fftc.org.tw: https://ap.fftc.org.tw/article/3860

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