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Japan's agriculture minister resigns over his inappropriate remark about buying rice

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Taku Eto said he “never had to buy rice” because his supporters always give him the grain as gifts.

The gaffe was seen as insensitive to the rice situation and could be further trouble for Ishiba 's already struggling minority government.

Eto apologized to the people and retracted his comment, saying he buys rice himself.

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