How a joke about rice cost a Japan cabinet minister his job

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Mariko Oi

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Getty Images Owner of Onigiri Bongo, a shop specialising in rice balls known as "onigiri" — Rice, a Japanese staple, has caused political upsets before

When Japan’s farm minister declared that he never had to buy rice because his supporters give him “plenty” of it as gifts, he hoped to draw laughs.

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