# Rice riots spread across Japan (1918)

URL: https://history-japan.com/timeline/1918-rice-riots-spread-across-japan
Location: Japan
Categories: main-event

Sharp increases in rice prices provoked protests across the country. The unrest drew in diverse communities and contributed to the fall of the Terauchi cabinet. Hara Takashi subsequently formed a party-based government.

Ruler at the time: [Terauchi Masatake](https://history-japan.com/rulers/terauchi-masatake)

## Sources
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_riots_of_1918)