48英語で説明したい日本3米騒動

(Rice riots)

Rice riots

(The rice riot was a series of riots that occurred in Japan in 1918 due to the sharp rise in rice prices.)

The rice riot was a series of riots that occurred in Japan in 1918 due to the sharp rise in rice prices.

(The economic boom caused by the First World War brought about an increase in rice consumption,)

The economic boom caused by the First World War brought about an increase in rice consumption,

(while rice production was sluggish as a result of an increase in the number of industrial workers)

while rice production was sluggish as a result of an increase in the number of industrial workers

(and an outflow of the population from rural areas to urban areas.)

and an outflow of the population from rural areas to urban areas.

(The price of rice began to rise from around the middle of 1918,)

The price of rice began to rise from around the middle of 1918,

(partly because the amount of rice imported decreased due to the effects of World War I.)

partly because the amount of rice imported decreased due to the effects of World War I.

(Rice farming landlords and rice dealers began to hold back, buy up, and speculate on rice grains.)

Rice farming landlords and rice dealers began to hold back, buy up, and speculate on rice grains.

(In August 1918, the Masatake Terauchi Cabinet announced the Siberian intervention.)

In August 1918, the Masatake Terauchi Cabinet announced the Siberian intervention.

(This declaration accelerated speculation and stinginess)

This declaration accelerated speculation and stinginess

(by distributors in anticipation of soaring rice prices due to special war demand.)

by distributors in anticipation of soaring rice prices due to special war demand.

(The rice riot began in August 1918 when people in a village in Toyama Prefecture)

The rice riot began in August 1918 when people in a village in Toyama Prefecture

(refused to load rice onto ships and rushed to rice shops and government offices to sell rice.)

refused to load rice onto ships and rushed to rice shops and government offices to sell rice.

(The rice riots erupted across the country for two months,)

The rice riots erupted across the country for two months,

(becoming a big riot involving about 700,000 people.)

becoming a big riot involving about 700,000 people.

(As a result, Masatake Terauchi resigned as Prime Minister and Takashi Hara became Prime Minister.)

As a result, Masatake Terauchi resigned as Prime Minister and Takashi Hara became Prime Minister.