Japan’s agriculture minister resigns after remark about buying rice

Japan’s agriculture minister Taku Eto, centre, arrives at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on Wednesday, May 21 (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s agriculture minister said on Wednesday that he has submitted his resignation over an inappropriate remark about buying rice that angered the public.

Taku Eto said prime minister Shigeru Ishiba accepted the resignation.