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BREAKING NEWS: Japan PM to appoint Shinjiro Koizumi as farm minister: gov't source TOKYO - Farm minister Taku Eto resigned on Wednesday after experiencing a backlash over a controversial admission that he does not buy rice because he receives so much of it from supporters, with the comments hitting a nerve as the Japanese public struggles with soaring prices.

Farm minister Taku Eto resigned Wednesday after facing backlash over a declaration that he does not buy rice due to being gifted so much by supporters, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba whose popularity has already been shaken by cost-of-living issues, especially the soaring price of rice.

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Farm minister Taku Eto resigned Wednesday after facing a backlash over a remark that struck a nerve with the public suffering from soaring rice prices, dealing a blow to the already unpopular Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of a parliamentary election.