Japan's farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday following public outrage over one hot-button issue: rice.

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 because of political fallout over recent comments that he “never had to buy rice” because he got it from supporters as gifts. The resignation ...

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

The Trump administration reportedly pushed for Japan to buy more U.S.-made cars and open its market to U.S. beef, rice and potatoes. After the second round of negotiation in Washington last week ...

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Despite government efforts to lower the price of rice by tapping into the nation’s emergency stockpile, the cost of Japan’s staple grain remains at an all-time high. But what caused the price ...

Investing.com-- Most Asian stock markets were closed on Thursday, while Japanese shares rose after the Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged, as expected. Australian stocks remained largely ...

In Japan, interest rates are set by the Bank of Japan's Policy Board in its Monetary Policy Meetings. The BoJ's official interest rate is the discount rate. Monetary Policy Meetings produce a ...

Japan's agriculture ministry says 1.9 percent of the released stockpiles of rice purchased at auctions in March reached retailers and other outlets that offer the staple food to consumers.

According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), beef and dairy makes up around 42% of Japan’s total agri-food output, dwarfing rice (16%) and vegetables (24%), ...