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the "rice shortage" in many parts of japan has continued recently, and many commodities that use rice as raw materials have been affected and forced to increase their prices. sushi is the first to bear the brunt. recently, some japanese media exclaimed that japan has fallen into a "sushi crisis."

since rice prices are uncontrollable, in order to stabilize prices, supermarkets that make sushi can only make adjustments to their fish selection.

gunji riharu, an employee in the sushi department of a supermarket in yokohama, japan: we ask suppliers to provide us with products that are as cheap as possible and of better quality.

in order to maintain the lowest price of 680 yen for a box of sushi, the supermarket abandoned the high-priced "conger eel" and switched to the low-priced "japanese eel".

gunji riharu, an employee of the sushi department of a supermarket in yokohama, japan: once (the retail price) goes up, we will definitely not be able to sell our products. this has become a psychological shadow.

the seafood rice bowl sold at 1,500 yen at a sushi restaurant in hachioji, tokyo, has always been very popular with customers. it is topped with thick layers of bluefin tuna and bonito, so much that it almost overflows from the bowl. however, the purchase price of some fish has risen to more than five times the original price. the owner said that selling at such a price would definitely be a loss, and it is unknown how long he can maintain it.

to save costs, fish suppliers in saitama prefecture chose to use ai to automatically feed red sea bream, using ai to control the feeding amount to save feed costs and labor costs.

according to japanese media reports, since july, japan has experienced a "rice shortage", forcing some supermarkets to adopt purchase restrictions. the latest data released by japan shows that the price of rice in japan in july this year has risen by nearly 17.2% compared with the same period last year, the largest increase in 20 years.

source: cctv finance