Summary
Japan, renowned for its culinary excellence, faces a dilemma in its food supply chain.
With a rapidly aging farming population, shrinking domestic production, and decades of policies designed to limit supply and stabilise prices, the country remains heavily dependent on imported food. It imports 6 out of every 10 calories its people consume and has one of the lowest food self-sufficiency rates among OECD countries.
But with the weakening yen, food prices are soaring, leaving lower-income households facing food insecurity. Japan’s government says it wants to strengthen food security and raise self-sufficiency, yet decades of export-driven agricultural policy and supply controls have left the country vulnerable to current geopolitical shocks.
Can Japan solve its food dilemma?
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