Japan's food self-sufficiency rate on a caloric intake basis dropped one percentage point to 37 percent in fiscal 2025, covering April 2025 to March 2026, marking a record low, according to the data released by the country's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on Friday.
The food self-sufficiency rate measures the proportion of domestically produced food in a country's total food supply.
The ministry attributed the decline largely to reduced rice consumption.
Rice has long been supplied mainly by domestic production and serves as a key pillar of Japan's food self-sufficiency. Rising prices have led households to cut back on rice consumption, which significantly pulled down the overall food self-sufficiency rate.
Japan's food self-sufficiency rate falls to record low
Japan's food self-sufficiency rate falls to record low
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he believed the war with Iran would end "immediately" after the U.S. congressional midterm elections in November.
Speaking to reporters at Andrews Air Force Base before departing for Dallas, Texas, to attend a Republican midterm election rally, Trump said he believed the war would stop as soon as the elections were over.
Asked whether he would resume negotiations with Iran, Trump said he had wanted to reach a deal, but given how the situation has developed, the United States is no longer considering the issue. He added that "a negotiation could possibly happen," but it is not something he is looking at.
On oil prices, Trump said he believes a decline will take "a little bit longer than the midterm." He also said that once the war ends, oil prices will be "tumbling downward."
Iran war to end 'immediately' after midterms: Trump
