He said that Seoul was forced by political pressures to ask for special concessions to keep its rice market closed.

For decades, Japan has cast its refusal to open the rice market as an issue of both national security and cultural identity.

He said that Japan should improve the climate by taking many more steps to open its domestic markets, particularly the rice market, to foreign competition.

"We are not ready to open up the rice market."

I'm not worried that the rice market will be opened.

Following 2014, the South Korean rice market will be fully opened.

It would almost certainly lead to increased calls from other nations for Japan to open its rice market permanently.

The farmers are seeking immediate access to the Japanese rice market.

The town's rice market is one of the largest in the Punjab.

Once upon a time Panvel was famous for it's rice market.