Japan farm minister resigns over controversial rice comments

Japan farm minister resigns over controversial rice comments

Japanese farm minister Taku Eto enters Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's office in Tokyo on May 21, 2025, to tender his resignation to the premier. Eto resigned as farm minister after coming under fire for his comments on rice deemed insensitive to consumers struggling with soaring prices of the staple food.

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