haven't seen japonica often in the US, but jasmine rice is similar and available pretty much everywhere.
in fact, jasmine rice smells and tastes better, and stickier!
maybe I mis-understood what you meant by similar here but jasmine rice is nothing at all like japanese rice.
Jasmine top, Japanese bottom
https://postimg.cc/6y2b0JdB
They have a completely different consistency when cooked and are used for different things.
maybe I mis-understood what you meant by similar here but jasmine rice is nothing at all like japanese rice.
Jasmine top, Japanese bottom
https://postimg.cc/6y2b0JdB
They have a completely different consistency when cooked and are used for different things.