{
  "id": 4823228,
  "title": "Japan Govt to Buy Back 210,000 Tons of Rice after Stockpile Release",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/japan-govt-to-buy-back-210-000-tons-of-rice-after-stockpile-release",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T08:15:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026090100469/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will buy back 210,000 tons of rice after it released some of its stockpiles since last year, agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki told a press conference Tuesday. The purchase will cover rice from the 2025 crop, whose inventories are high. Contracts will be concluded this month. The decision followed the announcement of the 2026 rice harv...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}