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After submitting his resignation to the Prime Minister’s Office, Ato told reporters that I have made a very unfair remarks at a time when consumers are struggling with rising prices of rice.
The Japanese Agriculture Minister resigned on Wednesday due to his unfair remarks about buying rice, as the traditional main food prices of the country have reached a record level. Earlier, he had said that he does not buy rice because he gets this free. At a party seminar in Saga province on Sunday, Taku Ato said that he never needed to buy rice “because his supporters always give him this grain as a gift. This lapse was considered insensitive to the situation of rice and before the national election in July, it can become a more trouble for Ishiba’s already struggling minority government.
After submitting his resignation to the Prime Minister’s Office, Ato told reporters that I have made a very unfair remarks at a time when consumers are struggling with rising prices of rice. Ato said that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has accepted his resignation. Ato said that I felt that it was not appropriate for me to remain in the post of head. Just like the government needs to deal with the challenges of rice prices.
Ato apologized to the people and also withdrawn his comments, he said that he himself buys rice and is not living on rice gifts. Ishiba said that they politely accept criticism as they are responsible for the appointment of Ato. Media reports said that the successor of Ato would be the popular former environment minister Shinjiro Coizhumi. Opposition parties had threatened that if the Ato does not voluntarily resign till Wednesday afternoon, they would present a no -confidence motion against them. The demand for Japanese rice has been decreasing over decades because people have diversity in diet, but rice remains an integral part of a main food and Japanese culture and history.
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