Agricultural Minister: I Have Never Bought Rice; Remarks Criticized by Opposition Parties, Others

The Yomiuri Shimbun
12:31 JST,
May 20, 2025
Amid soaring rice prices, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Taku Eto said he has never bought rice during a speech in Saga on Sunday. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba summoned Eto to the Prime Minister’s Office on Monday and reprimanded him for his remark.
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