Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kajiyama said in a report on Toshiba's general meeting of shareholders last year that the company and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry collaborated to have an unfair impact on some shareholders. He emphasized the idea that this is not the case, saying that if there is a risk of damage to the company, it may be possible to deal with individual companies.
The report points out that Toshiba and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry have collaborated to have an unfair impact on some shareholders against the background of authority under the revised Foreign Exchange Law, and the company has four outside directors. Decided to retire from the executive position of.
Regarding this, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kajiyama said at a meeting after the Cabinet meeting on the 15th that corporate governance = corporate governance is important, and said, "A major premise of ensuring national security and developing businesses and technologies that are indispensable for it. Of course, if there is a risk of damage to the company, we may deal with individual companies. "
He added, "There are some parts of the report that have to question the facts. Overall, I don't think this is all true," he emphasized the idea that the report does not point out.
Toshiba plans to conduct a new investigation with the participation of an outside third party in order to clarify the responsibility, but for the time being, Minister Kajiyama needs to monitor the company's response and conduct a detailed investigation as the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Showed the idea that there is no.