Japan's farm minister resigned Wednesday after a gaffe about rice drew public fury in a country experiencing soaring prices ...

Japan's former farm minister said he has never had to buy rice as he received it from his supporters. The comment struck a ...

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.