The two most prominent names are former economic minister Sanae Takaichi and current farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi.

Japan's Agriculture Minister Koizumi Shinjiro says the country will step up efforts to export products made from rice. The move would be in line with a plan to increase production of the staple.

President Trump has signed an executive order to implement a trade agreement with Japan that is expected to increase U.S. agricultural sales by $8 billion a year. Spelling out agricultural trade, the order stated,

Japan's agriculture ministry is planning to encourage food companies to make the lists of ingredients on their products multilingual to promo

Japan's Agriculture Minister Taku Eto, center, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Credit: AP What's happening to rice in Japan?

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's agriculture minister was forced to resign Wednesday because of political fallout over his recent comments that he “never had to buy rice” because he got it from ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's agriculture minister resigned Wednesday over his inappropriate remark about buying rice as the public struggles with record high prices of the country's traditional staple food.

TOKYO: Japanese Agricultural Minister Shinjiro Koizumi urged Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to step down, Nikkei reports, a move that comes amid growing calls for the ruling party to hold an early leadership election.

Shigeru Ishiba’s move comes after his Liberal Democratic Party lost two elections, exacerbating an unusual period of political uncertainty in Japan.