Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba names Shinjiro Koizumi, son of popular former premier Junichiro Koizumi, as successor.

An off-the-cuff remark about never paying for rice has cost Japan’s agriculture minister his job, as pressure mounts on the ...

Japanese farm minister Taku Eto resigned on Wednesday after remarks he made about rice triggered a firestorm of criticism ...

Japanese Minister of Agriculture Taku Eto stepped down from his office after making a remark about rice that many in the ...

The remark came in the midst of a rice shortage that has infuriated voters. “Frankly, my supporters give me quite a lot of ...

TOKYO -- Japan's agriculture minister resigned Wednesday over his inappropriate remark about buying rice as the public ...

At a party seminar Sunday in Saga prefecture, Taku Eto said he "never had to buy rice" because his supporters always give him ...

Japan’s farm minister has resigned after a gaffe about receiving free rice from supporters drew public fury in a country experiencing soaring prices of the staple. Taku Eto’s comment ...

Japan's farm minister Taku Eto apologised on Monday after saying he had "never had to buy rice" thanks to gifts from ...

as pressure mounts on the government to solve the nation’s rice crisis. Taku Eto resigned on Wednesday, telling reporters that he had concluded he was “not the right person for this role ...

The top “Koshihikari” brand now sells for nearly 5,000 yen ($35) per 5 kilograms (11 pounds). Rice stocks at Japan ...