I made an extremely inappropriate remark at a time when consumers are struggling with soaring rice prices,” Taku Eto said.

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

Japan's farm minister resigned Wednesday after a gaffe about rice drew public fury in a country experiencing soaring prices ...

TOKYO >> Japan said on Friday it would release another 300,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile through July ...

TOKYO — Japan's farm minister quit Wednesday after saying he has never needed to buy rice, a comment that fuelled criticism ...

Japan's farm minister Taku Eto on Monday came under fire after saying that he does not need to buy rice because he receives ...

Japanese agriculture minister Eto Taku has retracted a comment he made about rice over the weekend. Eto apologized and ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to sack farm minister Taku Eto following remarks the minister made about rice, ...

TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Japan said on Friday it would release another 300,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile through July and tweak its purchasing policy to counter a shortage ...

Retail rice prices in Japan climbed for the 19th time in 20 weeks, with limited impact from government stockpile releases ...