面对粮食价格高涨引起的世界范围抗议和骚乱现象,日本政府给国民的建议就是:多吃米饭。这种看上去很悖谬的讯息,进一步显示日本是一个近乎自给自足的大米市场。该国出产的稻米量超过需求,并以抵制廉价进口大米的方式保护本国农民利益。今年国际粮价几乎涨了两倍,日本国内的大米价格却 Faced with the world-wide protests and riots caused by soaring food prices, the Japanese government’s proposal to the people is to eat more rice. This seemingly paradoxical message further shows that Japan is an almost self-sufficient rice market. The country produces more rice than is needed and protects the interests of its farmers in ways that resist the import of cheap rice. International food prices have almost tripled this year, but the price of rice in Japan is even lower