`` Cherry Blossom Viewing Meeting '' Cabinet Office Deputy Secretary-General Secretary Chen Xie Councilor Budget Committee member January 23 16:24
Regarding the last year's `` Sakura Viewing Association '', Deputy Secretary Okada told the House of Councilors Budget Committee that the Cabinet Office had hidden some of the names of departments listed in the list of nominators. I apologized at the Board of Directors meeting for the extremely inappropriate response.
Regarding last year's `` Sakura Viewing Association '', when the Cabinet Office compiled the nominator list left in each ministry and submitted it to the Diet in November last year, In addition to the process of concealing a part, it is clear that documents related to the venue setting contract for three years from 2011, which had been explained as not existing, were left.
At a meeting of the members of the House of Councilors Budget Committee on Tuesday, Deputy Secretary-General Okada said, “It was extremely inappropriate to delete certain statements and submit the materials without giving explanations. And made sure that it never happened again. "
LDP chairman Kaneko warned that "this is a very serious case that would overturn the role of the parliament in overseeing the administration, and that it should be taken seriously."