Bags of rice sourced from across the country are displayed for sale at a store in Tokyo on April 24, 2026. Japan's core inflation accelerated to 1.8 percent in March, government data showed April 24, largely driven by rising food prices. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

Rice is displayed for sale outside a store in Tokyo on April 24, 2026. Japan's core inflation accelerated to 1.8 percent in March, government data showed April 24, largely driven by rising food prices. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

A gas station attendant refuels a customer's car in Tokyo on April 24, 2026. Japan's core inflation accelerated to 1.8 percent in March, government data showed April 24, largely driven by rising food prices. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

A customer looks for fruit at a supermarket in Tokyo on April 24, 2026. Japan's core inflation accelerated to 1.8 percent in March, government data showed April 24, largely driven by rising food prices. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

A customer looks for vegetables at a supermarket in Tokyo on April 24, 2026. Japan's core inflation accelerated to 1.8 percent in March, government data showed April 24, largely driven by rising food prices. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

Rice is displayed for sale outside a store in Tokyo on April 24, 2026. Japan's core inflation accelerated to 1.8 percent in March, government data showed April 24, largely driven by rising food prices. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

Customers look for vegetables at a supermarket in Tokyo on April 24, 2026. Japan's core inflation accelerated to 1.8 percent in March, government data showed April 24, largely driven by rising food prices. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - Labourers unload sacks of rice from a ship along a jetty in Yangon on April 23, 2026. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP via Getty Images)