Local News

Rice Databank of Tokyo offered their forecasts for this year’s rice crop nationwide, which gave the national average a score of 102. In contrast, six Kyushu prefectures were rated as “somewhat poor” with scores of 96-98. This was attributed to the large rainfall and lack of sunshine since June. Miyazaki was the only exception, receiving a score of 100, within the range of the national average. The lowest ranked prefectures in the country with scores of 96 were Nagasaki, Saga, and Okinawa.