In connection with the fact that an executive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications had a dinner with the eldest son of Prime Minister Suga, who works for a satellite broadcasting related company, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda will continue to work in the ministry, including whether there was a dinner with other businesses. Showed the idea of proceeding with the investigation.
At the House of Representatives General Affairs Committee held on the 16th, the Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, in addition to the executives, said that four executives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications had dinner with the eldest sons of Prime Minister Suga. He said that he was also interviewing attendees on the company side, such as his eldest son, and said, "We are scrutinizing the amount of dinner, etc., because there are some points where both sides have their claims."
In a question and answer session of the committee, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda pointed out that "there should be an investigation into other businesses and staff other than the four executives," while "First of all, the report of this case. However, in order to restore trust in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, I would like to thoroughly investigate the truth about other cases as well, "he said, including whether there was a dinner with other businesses. He showed his intention to proceed with the investigation within.
In addition, in the question, a question was asked to the three political affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, including Minister Takeda, asking whether he had eaten with the eldest son of Prime Minister Suga, and all answered that they had never eaten. I did.