Japan Post has announced that several postmasters nationwide have begun a fact-finding survey on the suspicion that they have diverted calendars purchased at company expense to political activities.
This was revealed by Hiroya Masuda, president of Japan Post Group, at a regular press conference on the 29th.
According to this, post offices are allowed to purchase calendars at company expense as gifts to customers, but since 2018, multiple postmasters nationwide will be supported by the National Postmasters Association. There is a suspicion that the calendar was distributed to the supporters of parliamentarians as part of their political activities.
The Zenkoku Yubin Kyokai is a voluntary organization formed by postmasters from all over the world, and holds so-called "internal candidates" in the Upper House elections.
At the press conference, President Masuda said, "I want to understand the actual situation of the line between the company's business and political activities," and revealed that he has set up a research team and started a fact-finding survey.
Japan Post will conduct interviews with postmasters to investigate whether the calendar has been diverted and whether there have been any violations of work rules such as political activities during working hours, and will announce the results of the investigation next month. increase.