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Japan’s Ruling Bloc Hopes New Agriculture Minister Koizumi Will Resolve Rice Issue, Raise Election Prospects

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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.

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