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

TOKYO — Japan's Agriculture Minister Taku Eto resigned on Wednesday after remarks he made about rice triggered a firestorm of ...

Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Taku Eto on Wednesday submitted his resignation to Prime Minister ...

Japanese Agriculture Minister Taku Eto resigned on Wednesday as his remarks about 'never' buying rice triggered a firestorm ...

Japan's former environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Wednesday that he has been appointed as the country's new ...

The comment sparked outrage amid a national rice shortage and surging prices, increasing pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru ...

First, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he was not going to fire agriculture minister Taku Eto over a gaffe related to ...

Japan's Agriculture Minister resigns over insensitive rice comments, impacting Prime Minister's struggling government and ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Farm Minister Taku Eto resigned Wednesday after facing a backlash over a remark that struck a nerve ...

Japan will not resort to tax cuts funded by additional debt issuance, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday, pushing ...

Japan won’t compromise its national interests in trade talks with the US by fixating on time limits, Prime Minister Shigeru ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Bulgarian President Rumen Radev agreed Tuesday to upgrade bilateral relations to a ...