Farm minister hold press confab on rice comments

Farm minister hold press confab on rice comments

Agriculture minister Taku Eto holds a press conference at his ministry on May 20, 2025, to apologize for his controversial comments about receiving rice from supporters. Eto said in a speech two days earlier that he does not need to buy rice because his supporters provide him with plenty, amid a rice shortage and surging prices in the country.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA004439681
  • Registered date
  • 2025/5/20 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2025 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 3968 × 2711 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 797.48(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
Farm minister Koizumi

Farm minister Koizumi

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on June 6, 2025.
Farm minister Koizumi

Farm minister Koizumi

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on June 6, 2025.
Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visits a convenience store selling rice from the government's stockpile, in Tokyo on June 5, 2025. (Pool photo)
Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visits a convenience store selling rice from the government's stockpile, in Tokyo on June 5, 2025. (Pool photo)
Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press during a visit to a department store selling rice from the government's stockpile, in Tokyo on June 1, 2025.
Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) visits a department store selling rice from the government's stockpile, in Tokyo on June 1, 2025.
Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) visits a discount store selling rice from the government's stockpile, in Tokyo on June 1, 2025.
Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (2nd from R) visits a discount store selling rice from the government's stockpile, in Tokyo on June 1, 2025.
Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press during a visit to a department store selling rice from the government's stockpile, in Tokyo on June 1, 2025.
Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Farm minister visits store selling reserve rice

Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) visits a department store selling rice from the government's stockpile, in Tokyo on June 1, 2025.