Japan's food self-sufficiency rate falls to record low 37% in FY 2025

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's food self-sufficiency rate on a caloric intake basis reached a record low 37 percent in the fiscal year that ended March, mar

The ​ratio is among the lowest of developed economies and underscores the country's vulnerability ‌to food supply disruptions amid heightened geopolitical ​tensions.

TOKYO, Aug 7 : Japan's food self-sufficiency ratio fell to 37 per cent for the fiscal year ended March 31, down 1 per centage point from a year earlier and well below the government's 45 per cent target for fiscal 2030, the agriculture ministry said on Friday.The ratio, among the lowest of developed economies, undersco