According to the investigation report released by Tohokushinsha, in August 2017, a company executive visited the section chief in charge of satellite broadcasting licensing at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications after finding out that it violated foreign capital regulations. Is newly found.
Among them, it is said that the executive of the company visited the satellite and regional broadcasting section chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on August 18 of this year from the record of e-mail exchanges and the settlement of transportation expenses traveled by taxi. ..
After that, based on the contents of the e-mail etc., by August 9th of this year, some report was made to the general affairs section chief of the Information Distribution Administration Bureau at that time about the possibility of violating the foreign capital regulation of the Broadcasting Law. It is rational to certify that the chief of the satellite / regional broadcasting section who visited on August 18 has made some reports and consultations regarding the succession of the certification of satellite core broadcasting to the subsidiary on the premise of conflict with foreign capital regulations. It is said that.
Regarding the violation of foreign capital regulations by Tohokushinsha, a discrepancy has been revealed between the company that reported it and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications that it did not receive the report.