Intensive deliberation was held by the Budget Committee of the House of Councilors, and the presidents of NTT and Tohokushinsha attended and asked questions about entertainment issues among executives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
The two presidents apologized for a series of entertainment issues.
NTT President Jun Sawada and Tohokushinsha President Shinya Nakajima attended the intensive deliberation as witnesses.
In this, NTT President Sawada said, "We have a place to talk with the media, parliamentarians of the ruling and opposition parties, and other experts and exchange opinions on future society and international affairs."
He apologized to the executives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications for having eaten three times since he took office as president three years ago. He explained that he was approached by the side to exchange opinions and proposed a dinner format.
On top of that, he said that he had not made any business requests or had any convenience at the dinner with the executives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the members of the Diet, and it is not normal.
In addition, when entertaining executives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, he was asked if NTT DoCoMo became a wholly owned subsidiary. , I haven't talked to anyone except for a clerical confirmation to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. "
Then, before and after the entertainment, it was pointed out that the company became a wholly owned subsidiary and the mobile phone charges were reduced. I will not talk about charges from. "
In addition, he said whether he had had a dinner with Prime Minister Suga, "I think that disclosing who I had dinner with individually will affect the business, so I would like to refrain from doing so." It was.
When asked if he had had a dinner with President Sawada, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications reiterated, "I would like to refrain from answering individual cases, but I will not accept dinners or meetings that raise doubts from the public."
Prime Minister Suga said, "We should deeply regret the fact that the situation has greatly damaged the trust of the people, and we must strive to restore trust and meet expectations. As a political activity, we exchange opinions with various people. However, it should not be answered one by one. I have never attended a dinner or meeting that raises doubts from the public. "
On the other hand, President Nakajima of Tohokushinsha apologized for causing a great deal of inconvenience due to the violation of the Broadcasting Law over foreign capital restrictions and the entertainment of executives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications when accrediting the satellite broadcasting business.
He explained that although he was not aware of the illegality at the stage of applying for certification, he later realized that the person in charge might have violated it and reported it to the department in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.
"I received a very terrible report that the person in charge misunderstood the contents of the regulation. There was really no help for it, and the management was not in a successful state."
"I asked the former officers directly why they were eating so much, but they said it was a face-to-face connection, and they didn't pursue their goals," he said.
In addition, Prime Minister Suga's eldest son was asked that he might have played a role in attending a dinner with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. It was because a former officer who attended the dinner requested it. I don't think the eldest son played a certain role. "
In addition, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda said, "Although the main cause is the mistake of Tohokushinsha, the examination by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is not sufficient, and we would like to consider strengthening the examination system. Also, a third-party verification committee will be held this week. We are planning to launch it in. "