Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications entertainment issue “Investigation by a third party committee, including former Cabinet Public Relations Secretary Yamada”

On the issue of entertainment from satellite broadcasting-related companies such as the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications was the House of Councilors Budget Committee. He also expressed his intention to target public relations officers.

Regarding the entertainment issue of the executives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Makiko Yamada, a former Cabinet Public Relations Secretary, was receiving entertainment from NTT President Sawada and others in addition to the satellite broadcasting related company "Tohokushinsha" when he was in office at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Has been clarified.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said at the House of Councilors Budget Committee that he was conducting an investigation within the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to see if there was any illegal entertainment from the NTT side. We do not have the authority to dispose of violations and will not be subject to investigation, "said Mr. Yamada, who reiterated that he was not subject to investigation.

On the other hand, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda said, "Mr. Yamada is in office." We believe that verification of past satellite backbone broadcasting certification processes, including those during the period, will be promoted. "Mr. Yamada was the director in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications at that time. I showed my thoughts.

On that basis, Minister Takeda said, "I think that transparency and objectivity can be demonstrated by making the committee purely composed of third parties," and the third party committee is made up of only outside members. Showed the policy to configure.

In addition, former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Taniwaki, who will reach retirement age at the end of March, said, "I would like to cooperate with the investigation as much as possible even after retirement," and expressed his intention to cooperate with both investigations.

In the question on the 10th, Minister Takeda was asked by NTT whether he was receiving entertainment, but "I think it would be nice to answer everything, such as who I met. I have doubts about the people. I have never responded to dinners or meetings that would violate the ministerial norms. "The opposition party opposed this and left the committee, and the committee broke up.