US-Japan trade deal caught in a rice maze
It is among the thorniest issues holding up an agreement that could pave way for TPP pact
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A POWERFUL lobby stands in the way of two of the world's biggest economies completing a trade deal: Japanese rice farmers.
Rice is the island-nation's staple grain and a powerful symbol of self-sufficiency. It is also among the thorniest issues holding up an agreement the two nations hope to unveil when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Barack Obama meet in Washington next week.
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