Tokyo, May 20, 2025 (AFP) - Japan PM hits out at farm minister over free rice claim

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2025-05-20

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday reprimanded the farm minister for claiming he never buys rice because he gets it free, provoking the ire of consumers facing soaring prices. Japan's government has released some of its emergency stockpile of the grain in recent months, with agriculture minister Taku Eto weeks ago lamenting the "hardship" experienced by consumers. But addressing a gathering over the weekend, Eto said he has "never......

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