Households hit by 10-year high Japanese curry rice price

The price of Japan's budget-friendly dining table staple curry rice hit a near 10-year high of 342 yen per serving over the summer, due to a shortage of rice and high prices for vegetables, according to a recent survey. The latest price calculation for a serving of home-cooked curry rice produced, in July, the highest monthly price for the popular dish since 2015, according to the results of a survey by research organization Teikoku Databank Ltd., published in September.   High temperatures resulting in high prices for vegetables and a sharp rise in the price of rice due to shortages ar…READ FULL ARTICLE