Makiko Yamada, a Cabinet Public Relations Secretary, is scheduled to attend the Diet on the 25th because executives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications were receiving entertainment from the eldest son of Prime Minister Suga, who works for a satellite broadcasting-related company.
The opposition party has a policy to rectify the circumstances of entertainment, saying that it may have affected the broadcasting administration.
On the 24th, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications dismissed 11 people as salary cuts and warnings due to the problem that executives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications were receiving entertainment from the eldest son of Prime Minister Suga who works for a satellite broadcasting related company. Makiko Yamada, a Cabinet Public Relations Secretary who received entertainment of over 70,000 yen per person, will voluntarily return part of her salary.
Prime Minister Suga said that he was "extremely regrettable" to the reporters about Mr. Yamada's entertainment, but he said that he was sincerely reflecting on him and said, "I will continue to do my best in my duties. I want you to do it. "
On the 25th, Mr. Yamada will attend the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, which is discussing the budget for the new fiscal year, as a reference, and the opposition party will ask questions.
The opposition party said that it may have influenced the broadcasting administration, and explained the purpose and circumstances of receiving entertainment from Mr. Yamada, and the background of the problem was the sympathy for Prime Minister Suga, and the responsibility of the administration is also serious. Even so, we plan to further strengthen our pursuit.
On the other hand, there are opinions within the ruling party that Mr. Yamada understands that he will continue to invest, but there are also voices concerned about the impact, such as "I think the wind on the administration will increase", and the ruling party is in charge of general affairs. We would like to hurry to restore trust by asking the Ministry to thoroughly prevent recurrence.