Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno revealed that his policy secretary was arrested by the police on the night of the 27th on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, and said that this secretary would resign at the beginning of the week. I apologize to you."
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno made this clear to reporters in Tokyo on the night of the 28th.
According to that, a 49-year-old male policy secretary was arrested on the night of the 27th after being issued a traffic ticket, a so-called "red ticket", which is subject to criminal punishment on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
This secretary works at an office in Matsuno's hometown of Chiba Prefecture, and after drinking for about an hour at a restaurant in Midori Ward, Chiba City, around 7 p.m. When he was driving his private car home, he was stopped by a police officer and was found to have alcohol exceeding the standard.
Mr. Matsuno explained that he would have the secretary submit his resignation to the House of Representatives on the 30th, and said, "I should take it extremely seriously, and my management and supervision were not good enough. I would like to offer my frank apologies to the people." I apologized.