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By Kazuhiko Hori and Mari Kaneyama / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
15:38 JST,
May 22, 2025
Unable to withstand the rapidly mounting pressure from opposition parties, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba made a U-turn and decided to sack Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Taku Eto over his controversial comments about rice.
