The number of Japanese people visiting Korea to buy “rice” and returning home is increasing noticeably, the report showed. It is interpreted as an unusual shortage caused by the price of Japanese rice soaring more than 70 percent in a year.
On the 14th, an online community posted a review of a Japanese A’s trip to Korea. “In Seoul, Korea, the mission is to buy rice and return home,” A wrote. “In Japan, rice is too expensive now, so I decided to take it while I came to Korea.”
In the case of Korea, they go to the plant quarantine office and fill out various items on the paper, but there are also samples, so it’s simple. You can show the paper and what to take out at the counter,” he said, sharing tips on returning home to Japan with rice.
After reporting the rice he bought at the Incheon International Airport quarantine center, he returned to Osaka, Japan. Recently, it is easy to find angry Japanese posts on social networking services and online communities, saying, “The price of Japanese rice is twice that of Korea.” Rice prices have been on the rise since last summer, but the Japanese government has not even been able to find the exact cause.
As a result, the Japanese government is loosening its stockpile of rice, but it still has not caught the price of rice.
According to Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the average price of 5 kilograms of rice at retailers across the country reached 4,206 yen at the end of last month, renewing the highest price for 13 consecutive weeks. Compared to February 2024 and 2018 yen, the price has more than doubled in a year.
EJ SONG
US ASIA JOURNAL
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