> And, still, much of the rice eaten in Japan is grown in California. This is quite an extraordinary statement, very likely to be false. Can you source it? The

> And, still, much of the rice eaten in Japan is grown in California. This is quite an extraordinary statement, very likely to be false. Can you source it? The first article I found says: "Japan allows imports of 770,000 metric tons of rice, about 9% of annual consumption. California farmers account for the lion's share of that amount" From the LA times. So no more than 9%