[Pen-l] Japanese rice protection

["Gar Lipow" <gar.lipow@xxxxxxxxx>]

It seems overwhelmingly mainstream economic opinion that Japanese rice
protection is without justification, with huge costs to Japanese
consumers and no benefits. Is this a case where the mainstream is
right, or are there legit food securit and social welfare arguments to
be made for being able to produce a staple locally? It is always
interesting to look at the poster children for the conventional
wisdom.

Any heterodox works I should look at on this? Is this just pure small
interest group catering with no larger benefits for  for Japan as a
whole, or at least none that outweigh the costs? Would the global
south be better off today if Japan was importing rice? Am I right in
understanding that Japan currently is exporting rice to hungry nations
over U.S. objections, and would release even more if it did not want
to avoid pissing off the U.S. too badly?
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