# 1993 rice shortage in Japan

> Rice shortage in Japan in 1993 due to a cool summer and panic buying driven by intense media coverage

**Wikidata**: [Q11186152](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11186152)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_riots_of_1993)  
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