Singer Tetsuya Takeda appeared on Fuji Television’s “Sun! Shine” on Fuji Television Network. He mentioned the distribution of “rice coupons” that Agriculture Minister Norikazu Suzuki is considering. Photo] The former Minister of Agriculture Koizumi is facing in a different direction from the one next to him! The new Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries for the “Rice Coupons” The program discussed the government’s rice policy. In a reversal from the policy of increasing rice production that former Minister of Agriculture Koizumi Shinjiro had been leading, Minister Suzuki clearly stated a change in policy. He also reported that there are pros and cons to the distribution of “rice coupons,” which is being promoted as an economic measure. Takeda said, “If we receive ‘rice coupons,’ we will be happier than if we do not. I think what Mr. Suzuki is trying to do is not to change the value of rice. If we increase production, the price will go down. I think that’s what he means. Commentator Osamu Suzuki questioned, “I’m happy to receive them, but I think people are wondering why they are not being paid in cash. Takeda responded, “Yes, from the postwar generation. Cash is still very raw,” Takeda countered. My family was a poor tobacco shop, but when my mother handed out money in cash, she would wrap it in a piece of cheap paper, even if it was just a sheet of cheap paper. Whenever she gave it to someone raw, she would apologize and say, ‘I’m sorry. I’m sorry I’m naked. I would rather give rice than that,” he said.
