, Columnist
Greece Is (Not) the Word in Japan
The situation in Tokyo bears no similarity to the euro-zone crisis era in Athens. The comparison drawn by Shigeru Ishiba is reckless and irresponsible.
Japan bears no similarity to the euro-zone crisis era in Greece.
Photographer: Richard A. Brooks/AFP/Getty Images
Taku Eto may forever be known as Japan’s modern-day Marie Antoinette.
At a time when the price of rice is at a record high, Eto, the country’s farm minister, essentially told the population: If the staple is too expensive, let them eat the rice they get for free.