"If Cheap Is All that Matters, No One Will Want to Come" - Akita Ja Chairman Criticizes Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Koizumi: Asahi Shimbun

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On the 30th, regarding the rice issue, JA Akita Central Union (Akita City) Chairman Tadahiko Komatsu quoted Agatha Christie's novel "And Then There Were None" and criticized Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, saying, "If cheap rice is good enough, there will be no rice producers left."

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An example of how the "truth cult" of Kasumigaseki has had a direct and negative impact on the lives of the people is the "Nousui Truth Cult" of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. This is the rice issue. In just one year from last spring, the price of rice at retail stores has doubled. In the beginning of this year...