McDonald’s, facing a very different kind of chip crisis, is limiting the portion sizes of fries available to its Japanese customers due to shipping problems, the company said in a statement on Friday. McDonald’s Holdings Company Japan said that it will sell only S-sized fries for a month from Sunday, Jan. 9, “to make sure we have plenty of inventory and our customers can enjoy McDonald’s fries without interruption.” During that time, the company will suspend the sale of L size and M size fries on its menu to customers. McDonald’s Holdings Company Japan imports potatoes from North America on a large scale near the port of Vancouver, Canada, which is the transit point for shipping services. However, the effects of a large-scale flood near the port of Vancouver have led to delays in imports. British Columbia is currently witnessing extreme winter weather with heavy snow and prolonged freezing rain which has seen flooding across the …