Japan in 'crisps crisis'

Legions of Japanese crisps addicts are suffering. The country is in the midst of a dire crisps shortage after violent typhoons wiped out potato crops in top tuber producing Hokkaido. Pictures online have shown store shelves bare and bags have been selling for inflated prices on Internet auctions. Japan may not usually be associated with crisps, but industry figures show they rake in nearly 163 billion yen ($1.46 billion) in annual sales.