- How a joke about rice cost a Japan cabinet minister his job BBC
- Japanese Farm Minister Resigns After Saying He’d Never Bought Rice The New York Times
- Japan’s farm minister resigns over rice gaffe, as stubbornly high prices threaten government’s grip on power CNN
- Japanese leaders need to give up their rice obsession Financial Times
- Rice Costs Imperil Ishiba After Bragging Minister Quits in Japan Bloomberg.com