China News Service, March 8th. According to Kyodo News, Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications’ general affairs review officer Yasuhiko Taniwaki was punished for accepting the appointment of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s eldest son at the company’s "Tohoku Shinsha". Nippon Telecom and Telephone Group NTT entertained.

After investigation, Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced on the 8th that Taniwaki would be transferred.

  According to reports, Japan’s Minister of General Affairs Ryota Takeda announced on the 8th an interim investigation report on NTT’s hospitality for officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

Among them, it was determined that the general affairs review officer Yawaki Yasuhiko accepted 3 entertainments, totaling about 107,000 yen (approximately RMB 6,414), and that the director of International Strategy Hideji Hakiguchi accepted 1 entertainment, all of which are suspected of violating the Japanese National Civil Service Ethics Code. .

  According to the report, Taniwaki was transferred to the official office on the 8th on the grounds of "leading to the scandal of trust in the administration," but was actually replaced.

  According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), Taniwaki's general affairs review officer is equivalent to a sub-level official in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and is the highest rank of general civil servants after the minister, deputy ministers, and ministers and administrative officers.

  The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan intends to continue to investigate whether there are illegal hospitality cases other than the four hospitality items included in the interim report.

The results will be reported to the Personnel Office and a formal decision will be made on the sanctions.

  NTT's project plan and director selection require the approval of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Taniwaki and Juanguchi recognized that NTT is a "stakeholder" in the national civil service ethics code that prohibits entertainment.

  In addition, with regard to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the media previously exposed the illegal hospitality of the "Tohoku Shinsha" where Yoshihide Suga's eldest son served. A total of 11 people, including Taniwaki, had just been punished by salary cuts.

  In response to the opposition party’s request to replace the Minister of General Affairs Takeda, Yoshihide Suga refused to say at the Senate Budget Committee that “it is the responsibility to find out the truth through practical investigations. I hope he will revitalize the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.”