In Japan, an informal remark about rice has caused many political vertebrae. Minister of Agriculture Taku Eto resigned after the remark that he had so much gifted rice that he could sell him in the national indignation.
Although the people in Japan had to deal with rising travel prices, he had made an “extremely inappropriate remark”, he justified his resignation and apologized.
Minister apologizes for humor
During an event on the weekend, Eto said he didn’t have to buy rice, because his supporters told him so much that he could sell him. He rowed back later and said it was a joke. His statements, however, made indignation among the population and in the opposition.
Reinarissen have doubled
Due to bottlenecks, according to Kyodo, the price for rice doubled last year. The reason for this is, among other things, bad harvests due to high temperatures last summer. To prevent the price increase, the government has released more than 300,000 tonnes of rice from emergency resources.
He came to the conclusion that it was not appropriate to stay at the head of the ministry in such a “critical phase for travel prices,” said Eto reports. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba appointed former Milieu Shinjiro Koizumi Minister as the successor.
Source: Krone
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