Japan’s bean sprout growers buckle under inflation pressure
Producers are facing a difficult situation where they cannot demand retailers significantly raise prices despite soaring prices of mung beans.
Ryosuke Kobashiri
Whaling industry struggling after 3 years of commercial whaling
Whale hunting has been restricted to protect resources, and the consumption of whale meat in fiscal 2020 was 2,000 tons, less than 1% of that consumed in the peak year of fiscal…
Skyrocketing lumber prices push up costs of homes, furniture
Russia has banned the export of wood chips and veneer — plywood material that is used for house ceilings and walls — to Japan and other countries in retaliation for economic…