I made an extremely inappropriate remark at a time when consumers are struggling with soaring rice prices,” Taku Eto said.

TOKYO: Japan's agriculture minister resigned Wednesday (May 21) after saying he never buys rice because he gets it free, a ...

TOKYO >> Japan said on Friday it would release another 300,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile through July ...

Taku Eto came under fire earlier this week after saying that he never had to buy rice thanks to his supporters’ gifts.

Japan's farm minister Taku Eto on Monday came under fire after saying that he does not need to buy rice because he receives ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to sack farm minister Taku Eto following remarks the minister made about rice, ...

Japanese agriculture minister Eto Taku has retracted a comment he made about rice over the weekend. Eto apologized and ...

TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Japan said on Friday it would release another 300,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile through July and tweak its purchasing policy to counter a shortage ...

Rice prices continue to surge in Japan due to a combination of factors, ranging from inbound tourism and hoarding to poor ...

Retail rice prices in Japan climbed for the 19th time in 20 weeks, with limited impact from government stockpile releases ...