The top “Koshihikari” brand now sells for nearly 5,000 yen ($35) per 5 kilograms (11 pounds). Rice stocks at Japan ...

Eto's controversial comments came when his ministry decided to release rice from emergency stockpiles to help curb prices that have roughly doubled from a year earlier due to a poor harvest, and the ...

Japanese Minister of Agriculture Taku Eto stepped down from his office after making a remark about rice that many in the public found out of touch with consumers.

Eto bears heavy responsibility for undermining public trust in agricultural policies, and his departure, marking the first ...

Japan's agriculture minister said Wednesday that he has submitted his resignation over an inappropriate remark about buying rice that angered the public.

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 ...

Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Taku Eto yesterday resigned after remarks he made about rice ...

TOKYO — Japan's Agriculture Minister Taku Eto resigned on Wednesday after remarks he made about rice triggered a firestorm of ...

Japan’s agriculture minister has resigned over his controversial comments about getting free rice from supporters amid ...

Taku Eto may forever be known as Japan’s modern-day Marie Antoinette.

Etō's comment about never buying rice because he receives it for free sparked public outrage amid soaring rice prices.