Japan is currently the #2 market for US rice (or it was 5 years ago, anyway):  <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;westernfarmpress.com&#x2F;rice&#x2F;demand-us-rice-increasing-japan" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;westernfarmpress.com&#x2F;rice&#x2F;demand-us-rice-increasing-j...</a><p>Also, the issue of US rice exports was one of the biggest stumbling blocks for US-Japanese TPP negotiations, so I don&#x27;t think Japanese rice producers believe Japanese people will not eat medium-grain rice.