Former representative of a major chicken egg production company who explained that he gave 5 million yen in cash to a member of the House of Representatives Takamori Yoshikawa, a former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, also told former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and several members of the Diet According to an interview with the people concerned, I found out that I explained to the people around me that I had given them cash.
Former Minister Nishikawa has been a Special Advisor to the Cabinet for three years, but retired on the 8th due to "personal convenience".
Akita Foods, a major chicken egg production company headquartered in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, was searched by the prosecutor's office in July as a party to the election violation case of the former Minister of Justice Kawai and his wife, and the former representative of this company It has been revealed that the former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has explained to the Liberal Democratic Party's member of the House of Representatives Takamori Yoshikawa, "I handed over 5 million yen in cash three times from the time I was in office to last year." I will.
The former representative has made petition and request activities to members of the Diet and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries regarding the formulation of international standards for livestock breeding environment, but the former representative also has Koya Nishikawa, the former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and several others. Interviews with related parties revealed that he explained to the people around him that he had given cash to members of the Diet.
Former Minister Nishikawa has been the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries since September 2014, but resigned in February of the following year due to political funding issues.
Three years ago, in 2017, he was appointed as Special Advisor to the Cabinet by the Abe Cabinet, and was reappointed by the Suga Cabinet to obtain advice on the promotion of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, but on the 8th, due to "personal convenience". I retired.
NHK has inquired in writing to the office of former Minister Nishikawa about whether or not to provide cash, but there has been no answer so far, and in response to the interview on the 9th, "I can not comment because I am absent" ..