During the two decades 1960-1980 the Japanese government was
faced with a problem of declining domestic demand for rice and a
persistent over-production which created mounting surpluses stored
at public expense. In an attempt to remedy the situation the
Japanese government imposed production controls on rice and offered
incentives to...
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