According to data released by Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on August 7, the 2025 fiscal year, that is, April 2025 to March 2026, the self-sufficiency rate of Japanese food in terms of calories fell 1 percentage point to 37%, the lowest level in history. Japan's food self-sufficiency ratio refers to the ratio of domestically produced food to the total domestic food supply. Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said that the decline in rice consumption is an important reason for the decline in food self-sufficiency. Japan's rice consumption has long relied mainly on domestic supply, which is an important support for Japan's food self-sufficiency rate. The rise in rice prices has led to a decrease in residents' consumption of rice, and the calories provided by domestically produced rice have decreased, significantly lowering the overall food self-sufficiency rate in Japan.

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