Japan’s Minister of Agriculture resigned after his statement that he was not buying rice because he was given him

His resignation was filed today by Japan’s Minister of Agriculture following the statement that he never buys rice, because he is taking it free, which has sparked a major reactions in a country facing a large increase in food prices. The resignation of the taco Eto is stepping up the pressure on the Prime Minister, Sigeru Isiba, whose failure to limit rice price increases and face the wider life cost crisis has caused voters to anger ahead of the July’s House elections. The provocative statement Etoo had initially tried to look compassionate, according to the Guardian, about the “difficult conditions” that consumers faced, even after the government’s decision to release about 300,000 tonnes of rice from emergency reserves earlier this year. However, speaking at a money raising event last weekend, Eto said that “I have never bought rice myself because supporters […]
Source: News Beast

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