Japan's agriculture minister tendered his resignation on Wednesday over his inappropriate remark about buying rice as the public struggles with record-high prices of the country's traditional ...

“I asked myself whether it is appropriate for me to stay at the helm at a critical time for rice prices and I concluded that it is not,” Mr Eto said after submitting his resignation, according ...

“I made an extremely inappropriate remark at a time when consumers are struggling with soaring rice prices,” Eto told reporters after submitting his resignation at the prime minister’s offic ...

Taku Eto offered his resignation to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday after he made the comments at a party seminar on Sunday. Mr Eto said his supporters have always gifted him rice ...