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Record heat, drought threaten Japan’s rice harvest

JAPAN, AUG 2 – Japan's drought has depleted dam storage to zero in some areas and reduced rainfall to under 15% of average, threatening the 2025 rice harvest in key regions, officials say.

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Exacerbated by a lack of rain, crop growth is now being affected in key rice-producing areas. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Record heat, drought threaten Japan’s rice harvest

Exacerbated by a lack of rain, crop growth is now being affected in key rice-producing areas. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Record Heat, Drought Threaten Japan’s Rice Harvest; Dams in Tohoku, Hokuriku at Critically Low Levels

The record-breaking heat and droughts this summer have raised concerns about the impact on crops, and high temperatures and low rainfall are expected to persist in August.

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読売新聞オンライン broke the news in Japan on Saturday, August 2, 2025.
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