Ishiba Won't Sack Farm Minister over Rice Gaffe

Regarding Agriculture Minister Eto Taku's comment that "I have never bought rice," the Diet Affairs Committee chairmen of five opposition parties met on the 20th and agreed to ask Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru to replace Eto. They also confirmed that they would consider submitting a motion of no confidence in the Agriculture Minister if the Prime Minister does not agree to replace him. After the meeting, Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan …

[Yomiuri Shimbun] The Diet Affairs Committee chairpersons of five opposition parties, including the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, met in the Diet on the 20th and agreed to ask Prime Minister Ishiba to replace Agriculture Minister Eto over his problematic remarks about rice. If the Prime Minister does not respond by the time of the party leader debate on the 21st, they will propose a motion of no confidence against Eto.

Ishiba reprimands farm minister over rice comment as criticism mounts

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…

Ishiba won't sack farm minister over rice gaffe

The prime minister wants agriculture minister Taku Eto to focus on finding a solution for soaring rice prices.

BREAKING NEWS: LDP allows farm minister Eto to stay on despite rice comment backlash

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