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Prices Soar, Supplies Dwindle and a Minister Resigns

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Japan's rice crisis: Prices soar, supplies dwindle and a minister resigns

Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the decades.

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Japan’s farm minister resigns over rice gaffe, as stubbornly high prices threaten government’s grip on power

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

NBC News on MSN · 1d

Farm minister in Japan, where rice prices are soaring, resigns amid outrage after he said he gets rice for free

Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday, domestic media reported, following public outrage over his comments on getting free rice.

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Japanese Farm Minister Resigns After Saying He’d Never Bought Rice

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

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Japan to release more rice from stockpiles to tackle shortage and rein in prices

TOKYO >> Japan said on Friday it would release another 300,000 metric tons of rice from its emergency stockpile through July ...

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