How a joke about rice cost a Japan cabinet minister his job
Source: BBC
Mariko OiBusiness reporterReutersTaku Eto's comments that he never had to buy rice caused outrageWhen Japan's farm minister declared that he never had to buy rice because his supporters give him "plenty" of it as gifts, he hoped to draw laughs. Instead Taku Eto drew outrage - and enough of it to force him to resign. Japan is facing its first cost-of-living crisis in decades, which is hitting a beloved staple:…
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