As the Liberal Democratic Party grapples with internal party issues, speculation over the possibility of Nippon Ishin no Kai becoming the third ruling coalition partner has grown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/28/japan/politics/ishin-ldp-komeito/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics#hirofumiyoshimura #shinjirokoizumi #nipponishinnokai #ldp #komeito #tetsuosaito #dpp #yuichirotamaki
Japan’s beleaguered prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, turned a potential rival into a member of his team when he appointed popular lawmaker Shinjiro Koizumi as farm minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/japan/politics/koizumi-post-ishiba/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #shigeruishiba #ldp
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Friday, the 80th anniversary of the country's surrender in World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/15/japan/lawmakers-visit-yasukuni-shrine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan#yasukunishrine #wwii #ldp #sanseito #shinjirokoizumi
Shinjiro Koizumi has asked Seoul to lift restrictions on imports of fishery products from eight Japan prefectures, and met separately with Chinese and South Korean counterparts in the first such meeting in seven years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/12/japan/politics/japan-farm-minister-sk-foreign-minister-meet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #southkoreajapanrelations #fish #fukushimano1
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited a rice field in a suburb of Seoul to inspect the local rice farming situation and receive explanations from a rice farmer on measures to combat high temperatures and pests. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/11/japan/farm-minister-visits-rice-field-south-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shinjirokoizumi #rice #agriculture #southkorea
Japan’s farm ministry has apologized for its erroneous rice supply and demand forecasts, which Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba admitted were what caused prices to surge across the nation in the past year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/08/japan/politics/ldp-policy-panel-on-rice/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #food#maff #rice #shigeruishiba #shinjirokoizumi #ldp #agriculture
Pressure is building around Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama to resign after the ruling coalition lost its majority in the Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/politics/japan-post-election-calls-for-ishiba-resignation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #shigeruishiba #ldp #tarokono #hiroshimoriyama #shinjirokoizumi #diet
Japan’s deeply rooted rice-growing culture faces a crisis as aging farmers, restrictive policies and climate challenges threaten production, prompting urgent calls for modernization and government action. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/18/japan/japanese-politics-rice-is-the-third-rail/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #rice #agriculture #2025upperhouseelection #shinjirokoizumi
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi’s aggressive tactics to lower the price of rice has left many farming communities feeling frustrated and abandoned — and that discontent may be reflected in Sunday’s vote. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/politics/yamagata-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #yamagata #ldp #sanseito #cdp #dpp #jcp #2025upperhouseelection #rice #agriculture
Only two months into his role as agriculture minister, Shinjiro Koizumi has become the face of a risky political bet by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/japan/politics/koizumi-election-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shinjirokoizumi #ldp #2025upperhouseelection #rice #agriculture
Japan will release its stockpiled rice for use in processed foods and beverages such as miso, rice crackers, sake and shōchū distilled spirits, starting in August. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/japan/stockpile-rice-processed-foods-august/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shinjirokoizumi #agriculture #rice #food #inflation
Private-sector rice imports to Japan are soaring as domestic rice prices remain high, with May imports up 125 times compared to the average last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/28/japan/foreign-rice-imports-up/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #trade #tariffs#maff #shinjirokoizumi #inflation
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday the country would oppose any call by the European Union to add eels to an endangered species list that would limit trade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/27/japan/koizumi-eel-eu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #eel #shinjirokoizumi#maff #eu
The average price of rice at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan in the week through June 15 was ¥3,920 per 5 kilograms, below ¥4,000 for the first time since the week ended March 2, the agriculture ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/24/japan/japan-rice-price-falls-below-4000/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #inflation#maff #shinjirokoizumi