Japan Cuts Rice Price
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TOKYO — The government has decided to lower the price it will pay farmers for rice this year, a government spokesman said today. After a heated debate, the governing Liberal Democratic Party and the Agricultural Ministry decided to recommend that farmers be paid $128 per 132 pounds, 4.6% lower than last year’s price.
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