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By Takahito Higuchi and Takafumi Yamasaki / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
15:25 JST,
May 22, 2025
The ruling parties have expressed hope that newly appointed agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi could achieve a breakthrough on high rice prices, an issue that may directly impact a Tokyo metropolitan assembly election in June and a House of Councillors election this summer.