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  2. Rice production in Japan - Wikipedia

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    Rice production is important to the food supply, with rice being a staple part of the Japanese diet. Japan is the ninth largest producer of rice in the world. [1] The rice seasons in Northern Japan last from May–June to September–October. In central Japan, it is from April–May to August–October.

  3. Japanese rice - Wikipedia

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    Japanese rice refers to a number of short-grain cultivars of Japonica rice including ordinary rice (uruchimai) and glutinous rice (mochigome). Ordinary Japanese rice, or uruchimai ( 粳米 ) , is the staple of the Japanese diet and consists of short translucent grains.

  4. Rice production in Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    The bas-relief in 8th century Borobudur depicting farmer plowing the field pulled by buffalo Rice harvest at Kampoeng Rawa, Ambarawa. Rice is a staple food for all classes in contemporary Indonesia, [2] [3] and it holds the central place in Indonesian culture and Indonesian cuisine: it shapes the landscape; is sold at markets; and is served in most meals both as a savoury and a sweet food.

  5. History of rice cultivation - Wikipedia

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    Rice broker in 1820s Japan of the Edo period ("36 Views of Mount Fuji" Hokusai) Mainstream archaeological evidence derived from paleoethnobotanical investigations indicate dry-land rice was introduced to Korea and Japan sometime between 3500 and 1200 BC. The cultivation of rice then occurred on a small scale, fields were impermanent plots, and ...

  6. Japonica rice - Wikipedia

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    Grains of japonica rice Japonica rice field in Japan. Japonica rice (Oryza sativa subsp. japonica), sometimes called sinica rice, is one of the two major domestic types of Asian rice varieties. Japonica rice is extensively cultivated and consumed in East Asia, whereas in most other regions indica rice is the dominant type of

  7. List of countries by rice production - Wikipedia

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    Rice production by country (2019) This is a list of countries by rice production in 2022 based on the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. The total world rice production for 2022 was 776,461,457 [1] metric tonnes. In 1961, the total world production was 216 million tonnes.

  8. Rice - Wikipedia

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    In Malay weddings, rice features in multiple special wedding foods such as sweet glutinous rice. [117] In Japan and the Philippines, rice wine is used for weddings and other celebrations. [118] Dewi Sri is a goddess of the Indo-Malaysian archipelago, who in myth is transformed into rice or other crops. [115]

  9. Agriculture, forestry, and fishing in Japan - Wikipedia

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    The problem of surplus rice was further aggravated by extensive changes in the diets of many Japanese in the 1970s and 1980s. Even a major rice crop failure did not reduce the accumulated stocks by more than 25% of the reserve. In 1990, Japan was 67% self-sufficient in agricultural products and provided for around 30% of its cereal and fodder ...