An off-the-cuff remark about never paying for rice has cost Japan’s agriculture minister his job, as pressure mounts on the ...

Farm minister resigns amid outrage as staple grain doubles in price, exposing deeper fault lines in agriculture and politics.

When Japan's farm minister declared that he never had to buy rice because his supporters give him "plenty" of it as gifts, he ...

Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday, domestic media reported, following public outrage over his comments ...

Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday following public outrage over one hot-button issue: rice.

Japan’s agriculture minister has resigned because of political fallout over his comment that he “never had to buy rice” ...

Japan’s agriculture minister has resigned after making an inappropriate remark about buying rice. Taku Eto said at a party ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday sacked farm minister Taku Eto over a controversial remark that sparked ...

Former Japanese environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi was appointed the new agriculture minister on Wednesday following the ...

To keep the rising price in check, the government has released tons of rice from its emergency stockpile in recent months, ...

Taku Eto acknowledges making ‘an extremely inappropriate remark at a time when citizens are suffering from soaring rice ...