Retailer Aeon to Sell Japan-U.S. Blended Rice

Retailer Aeon to Sell Japan-U.S. Blended Rice

Aeon's new blended rice
Aeon's new blended rice "Nisui no Takumi" including U.S.-grown rice, in Chiba, on Wednesday

   Chiba, April 2 (Jiji Press)--With rice prices staying high, Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. said Wednesday that it will sell a blend of rice produced in Japan and the United States.
   Under the name "Nisui no Takumi," the blended rice will be sold from around April 10 at some 2,000 stores across Japan except the Hokkaido northernmost region and the Tohoku northeastern region.

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