Japanese rice, or japonica, is a short-grain variety of rice (Oryza sativa var. japonica) which is characterized by its unique stickiness and texture. It also comes in a variety called mochigome (もち米sticky rice) which is used for making mochi (餅). Rice begins as brown rice, genmai (玄米), which may then be polished by a machine (精米機seimaiki), in which case it is sold as ready-polished or white rice, hakumai (白米). Sprouted brown rice hatsuga genmai (発芽玄米) is also sold in smaller quantities. It has a softer texture than brown rice and a pleasant fragrance, yet retains the health benefits of brown rice. Most supermarkets in Japan sell ready-polished rice in 10 kg, 5 kg, and smaller bags. Brown rice is usually sold in 30 kg bags. Japonica should not be confused with Jasponica rice – a cross between the long-grained and fragrant Thai Jasmine rice and the sticky, soft Japanese rice.
A spot with an automated rice polishing machine, called seimaijo (精米所), for polishing brown rice, are a common sight in rural Japan. The by-product of the polishing process, rice bran (米ぬかkomenuka) can be used for making a kind of pickle called nukazuke (ぬかづけ) or recycled as fertilizer. The rice polishing machines typically polish a 10 kg amount for 100 yen.
Cultivation is highly mechanized, and almost all the planting and harvesting is done by machine.
The rice seeds are first soaked in water, then planted into trays under cover before being planted out when they have become big enough.
Rice fields cover many hillsides in rural Japan. Farmland is limited because so much of the country is mountainous.
Rice is also used to make alcoholic drinks like sake (日本酒), rice vinegar, snacks such as senbei (煎餅), rice crackers, and agemochi (揚げ餅).
Traditionally, rice was eaten at every meal in Japan; most modern rice cookers can be set ahead by a timer, so that rice will be ready for the morning meal. The rice cooker can also keep rice moist and warm. Rice kept warm like this remains edible for several hours, so that rice need be made only once per day.
Prepared rice is usually served from the rice cooker into a chawan, or rice bowl.
After cooking, rice may also be held in a covered wooden box called an ohitsu.
Brown rice can be sprouted at home if it has not been irradiated or otherwise altered.
The Tokyo Grain Exchange was founded in 1952 in the same location as the Kakigaracho Rice Trading Exchange, established in 1874. As of 2005, two varieties of Japanese rice were in consideration for standardization of the contract.
In order to fulfill self-sufficiency goals in Japan and to support domestic rice producers, the Japanese government enforces quotas and high tariffs on foreign rice. As a result, virtually all the rice consumed in Japan is domestically produced.
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Coordinates | 47°28′19″N19°03′01″N |
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Name | Shing02 |
Background | solo_singer |
Birth name | Shingo Annen |
Born | 1975 Tokyo, Japan |
Instrument | Vocals |
Genre | Hip-hopJ-Hip-HopUnderground rap |
Occupation | MC, producer, activist, inventor |
Years active | 1996 – present |
Url | e22.com |
Label | E22/Mary Joy Recordings |
Associated acts | Terracotta TroopsFreelancers UtdThe KnocksKosmic RenaissanceNujabesTOKiMONSTA |
Shingo Annen (born 1975), better known by his stage name Shing02, is a Japanese rap artist and producer. Due in part to growing up in Western cities, Shing02 stands as one of the few multilingual rappers from Japan able to compose songs entirely in either Japanese or English. The style of music has made him a significant presence within the underground rap community, and he has achieved recognition beyond the scene for rapping "Battlecry", the theme song of the hip-hop-influenced chanbara anime Samurai Champloo, produced by Japanese jazz rap DJ Nujabes. At the age of fifteen, Shing02 moved to the San Francisco Bay Area of California just following the Quake of '89, where he became involved in various creative arts programs. He then moved to Berkeley for schooling and soon became immersed in the local hip-hop scene, where his artistic talents were easily expressed through the culture. When his music eventually made its way back to Japan in 1996, Shing02 partnered with Mr. Higo of Mary Joy Recordings for his releases which garner enormous support in his homeland. He currently resides in the Bay Area of Oakland, California where he collaborates with numerous other artists from both America and Japan.
Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:Japanese rappers
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