Tokyo : There is a great demand for rice in many parts of India from Bihar to West Bengal. Apart from this, rice demands in Japan, like India, are quite high. But the Japanese Agriculture Minister has to resign on the issue of rice. According to the information received, due to its controversial statements on rice production, the time has come for the Agriculture Minister of Japan to step down.
There is currently a huge demand for rice in Japan. But rice prices have increased equally. This has created a wave of anger among Japanese citizens. The rising price of rice has created anger among the people. At the same time, a statement by the Japanese Agriculture Minister has created a lot of stir.
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What did the Agriculture Minister really say?
There is a shortage of rice in Japan. At the same time, Japanese Agriculture Minister Ato has commented on the distribution of rice stored by the government. He said, “I never bought rice myself.” To be honest, my supporters give me a lot of rice. There is so much rice in my store that I can sell it.
He has to pay a heavy price for Ato’s statement. Due to this, Agriculture Minister Ato lost his seat. He will have to resign. Due to this, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has also made distance from it. He said that consumers and rice growers are facing many problems due to rising rice prices. This statement of the Agriculture Minister is extremely objectionable. He has suggested that Agriculture Minister should apologize at Auto. He has also demanded to take concrete steps as soon as possible to deal with the rising rice prices.
Japan’s Agriculture Minister resigns
The statement of Japanese Agriculture Minister Ato has become a fork for him. Due to this, they have not only had to apologize to the public, but have also had to resign. He submitted his resignation to the Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday (May 21). He then said, “When people were struggling with rising rice prices, I had given a very wrong statement. I have also resigned from my post. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has accepted it.”
The reason for my resignation was that “I think I have made a very wrong statement. It makes me unqualified to stay in office.” He also said that the government needs to take steps to reduce rice prices. Agriculture Minister Ato apologized and clarified on his statement. He said that he himself buy rice and he is not given rice gifts.
According to data from Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, rice prices have increased from May 11. As a result, the average price of 5 kg of rice bags in about one thousand supermarkets of the country has increased to 4,268 yen. This price is 1.3 percent higher than 54 yen in the previous week.
