Japan to Set Up Ministerial Council on Rice This Week

Tokyo, June 2 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that he would set up a ministerial council this week to discuss achieving the stable supply of rice amid soaring prices. "We want to thoroughly discuss farmland prices and food security to stabilize farmers' finances," Ishiba said at the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliamen...

Japan to Set Up Ministerial Council on Rice This Week
Tokyo, June 2 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday that he would set up a ministerial council this week to discuss achieving the stable supply of rice amid soaring prices. "We want to thoroughly discuss farmland prices and food security to stabilize farmers' finances," Ishiba said at the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliamen...