An executive of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said at the House of Councilors General Affairs Committee that a third-party committee that examined the issue of foreign capital regulation violations of the satellite broadcasting related company "Tohokushinsha" criticized the response to the investigation by the staff of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. It was revealed that Minister Takeda had instructed the staff to cooperate in the future investigation of NTT's entertainment issues by the third-party committee.

A third-party committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, which examined the issue of foreign capital regulation violations at Tohokushinsha, said last week that "it is highly likely that the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications had been aware of the violation from that time," and many of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said. We have compiled a report that criticizes the staff for repeatedly saying "I don't remember" to the investigation.

Regarding this, Mr. Hara, the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, said at the General Affairs Committee of the House of Councilors, "I am very regrettable that the committee has pointed out. There was, "he said, and revealed that the minister had instructed the staff to cooperate in the future investigation of NTT's entertainment issues by the third-party committee.



On the other hand, regarding the fact that most of the illegal entertainment newly confirmed by the internal investigation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications was Tohokushinsha and NTT Group, Mr. Hara said, "Tohokushinsha is an executive who has been involved in the satellite broadcasting industry for a long time. I think it was great that employees offered us regular dinners. The NTT Group played a major role in communication policy, and the number of dinners increased because it was meaningful to exchange opinions. " ..