Following a series of scandals such as the misappropriation of personal information in the Japan Post Group, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has decided to strengthen supervision by requesting reports on the status of legal compliance from normal times.
In the Japan Post Group, scandals such as some postmasters diverting customer's personal information to political activities occurred one after another, so the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications set up a meeting of experts in February to strengthen the supervisory function. We have been discussing for this.
Based on these discussions, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications compiled a report that included specific efforts, and on the 17th, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications handed it to President Hiroya Masuda of Japan Post and President Kazuhide Kinugawa of Japan Post.
In the report, the Japan Post Group
is requested to report on corporate governance and legal compliance from normal times, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications conducts hearings about twice a year, and
▽ to prevent scandals with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. It includes exchanging opinions for the public.
In addition, the
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is trying to understand the actual situation by utilizing the regular inspections conducted on the company to see if the branch offices and post offices are thoroughly implementing measures to comply with laws and regulations at the head office.
Regarding this, the Japan Post Group commented, "Based on the content of the report, we will work to strengthen and enhance corporate governance and legal compliance."