Japan’s Agriculture Minister, Taku Eto, resigned on Wednesday following public backlash over a controversial comment in which he claimed he received so much rice from supporters that he didn’t need to buy any — a statement widely criticized as tone-deaf amid soaring rice prices.
Trending
- NASRE, Ahmadiyya Hospital partner to provide free medical services for journalists
- Abia gets emergency aid for flood victims
- WHO warns of ongoing Bundibugyo spread in DRC
- Staff shortage hampers sanitation enforcement in Benue
- Customs moves to streamline onion exports, unlock N200bn trade
- Plateau outreach exceeds target, treats 17,603 patients
- FG calls for better maintenance of veterinary hospitals
- [VIEWPOINT] Justice Peter Lifu again? By Sadiq Ibrahim Dasin
