Japan

Outside of Japan, Japanese rice is recognized for its sticky feel when cooked, and is frequently referred to as sushi rice. Traditional cuisines as well as popular convenience foods such as bento lunchboxes and onigiri rice balls contain it. Rice is utilized in the creation of popular snack foods like rice crackers, which are among the most popular confectionery items in Japan, as well as alcoholic beverages like Japanese rice wine, usually known as sake.

Japan has one of the highest rice consumption rates in the world. Rice has been a staple food in Japan for over a decade, with a self-sufficiency rate of over 96 percent. As a result, the domestic rice demand was almost totally met by the country's rice production business. Because the Japanese government imposes substantial taxes on rice imports from other countries, the majority of domestic production is used for domestic consumption. However, the amount and value of locally produced rice for commercial use has been increasing in recent years, with the most recent export value exceeding 4.5 billion Japanese yen