Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Aso "Did Japan Post Bank notice the damage late?" September 25, 12:08
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Aso was a little late to notice the spread of damage at a press conference about the growing damage caused by illegal withdrawal of savings through the electronic funds transfer service linked with Japan Post Bank. He pointed out that this might be the case, and expressed his intention to request reports on user protection and recurrence prevention measures.
Japan Post Bank has been suffering from a series of damages such as illegal withdrawal of savings through linked electronic payment services such as "docomo account", and the amount of damage has increased to about 60 million yen.
Regarding this, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Aso said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, "Japan Post Bank must compensate for all the damage and take measures to prevent recurrence."
On top of that, he said, "I don't think Japan Post Bank was a little late to notice the spread of the damage. I'm telling them to take immediate action to protect users." He expressed his intention to request Japan Post Bank to report on the status of user protection and measures to prevent recurrence as necessary.