Oishinbo: Nichibei Kome Sensou
English title: Oishinbo: The Japan-America Rice War
Japanese title: 美味しんぼ　日米コメ戦争
Alternative titles: Oishinbo: Nichibei Kome Senso
Type: TV Special
Source: Manga
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Dec 3, 1993
Duration: 1 hr 30 min
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Studios: Shin-Ei Animation
Producers: Nippon Television Network
Genres: Comedy, Gourmet, Slice of Life
Demographics: Seinen

The Oishinbo gang takes time off from the normal culinary wars to get involved with a political dispute about American rice imports. The economic conflict between a pushy US Senator from California and a nationalistic Japanese politician is further complicated by concerns about the cumulative effect of pesticide use in both American and Japanese agriculture.