Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Mr. Taniwaki, Deputy Director-General for the House of Councilors Budget Committee

Mr. Taniwaki, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, who was disciplined for entertainment issues from satellite broadcasting related companies, apologized at the House of Councilors Budget Committee for having dinner with the president of NTT, etc. He explained that he was paying the membership fee and was aware that it did not violate the National Civil Service Ethics Law.

It has been revealed that Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Mr. Taniwaki, who was disciplined for entertainment problems from the eldest son of Prime Minister Suga who works for a satellite broadcasting related company, had a dinner with the president of a major telecommunications company NTT etc. I will.

At the House of Councilors Budget Committee, Mr. Taniwaki admitted that he had dinner with NTT three times in 2018 and last year, saying, "I would like to deeply regret and apologize for making the people more suspicious. I apologized.

He explained that the dinner was for the purpose of socializing and exchanging opinions, and the attendees and the specific amount of food and drink charges are being confirmed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

On top of that, Mr. Taniwaki said, "I think that the three dinners paid the amount presented in response to the request of the other party. I recognized that it did not violate the National Civil Service Ethics Law and did not report it. I understand that there are other meals, and that there was something that violated the law, and that the Minister's Secretariat of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is scrutinizing it again. "

Regarding this, Prime Minister Suga said, "If there is a specific suspicion, it is natural to deal with it appropriately." "I know that the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has already started the investigation, and confirmed the facts. I want you to thoroughly follow the rules and respond according to the rules. "

On the other hand, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato confirmed that Makiko Yamada, who resigned from the Cabinet Public Relations Secretary, was reportedly having dinner with the NTT side at the time of the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications. I am not in a position, "he said, and expressed his intention not to confirm the facts.