Campaigning officially started on July 3 for an Upper House election that could further upend the power structure in Japanese ...

Rice prices in Japan have started to ease, falling below Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s target of below 4,000 yen for a five ...

Rice is facing a serious supply shortage, as its price has doubled since last summer. Despite the Japanese government’s efforts to release emergency reserves to lower prices, rice remains high amid ...

Japan’s agriculture minister, Taku Eto, has resigned following a public outcry over comments made about the ongoing rice price crisis. Mr Eto offered his resignation to Prime Minister Ishiba on ...

But Eto's future in the position became untenable when major opposition parties jointly went on the offensive, threatening a no-confidence motion against him. Such a motion, even if non-binding, would ...

Japan's Agriculture Minister Taku Eto, center, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Credit: AP What's happening to rice in Japan?

Taku Eto may forever be known as Japan’s modern-day Marie Antoinette. At a time when the price of rice is at a record high, Eto, the country’s farm minister, essentially told the population ...

TOKYO: (Bernama-Kyodo) Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday (May 21) dismissed Agriculture Minister Taku Eto over a controversial remark on rice prices, in a move seen as an effort ...

Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Taku Eto yesterday resigned after remarks he made about rice triggered a firestorm of criticism from voters and lawmakers, posing a fresh ...

Japanese farm minister Taku Eto’s remarks on rice, deemed insensitive by many, cost him his position, forcing him to resign owing to public backlash. Announcing his resignation at the prime ...

Japan's agriculture minister Taku Eto announced his resignation on Wednesday following backlash over an inappropriate comment about rice. Eto came under fire earlier this week after stating that ...

TOKYO - Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Taku Eto resigned on May 21 after remarks he made this week about rice triggered a firestorm of criticism from voters and lawmakers ...