https://www.alojapan.com/1285015/rice-crisis-hits-japan-brookings-register/ Rice crisis hits Japan – Brookings Register #Bobcats #brookings #BrookingsRegister #CommunityUpdates #Events #Jackrabbits #Japan #JapanNews #LocalInformation #LocalNews #news #SDSU #SouthDakota #SportsCoverage By Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO — Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen…