Hirai, the minister in charge of digital reform, argued that it was not true that he had reported that he had made a statement by giving a specific company name to the executives of the Cabinet Secretariat over the ordering of the business, and requested correction of the article. I made it clear.
Regarding the ordering of the system that was being considered for use by the Digital Agency, in the "Weekly Bunshun" released on the 17th, Minister Hirai gave a specific company name to the executives at a meeting of the Cabinet Secretariat, "The system there is different. There is something better than a company at all. "
At a press conference, Minister Hirai argued, "When I checked the sound source of the meeting, it was not true that I mentioned a specific company name."
Then, Minister Hirai revealed that he had requested the correction of the article on the side of Shukan Bunshun.
He also stated that he would like to start the Digital Agency without any doubts about the Compliance Committee of the Digital Agency, which was supposed to be set up in conjunction with the establishment in September, and said that he would move the time of establishment ahead of schedule.
In addition, the Digital Agency has announced that it will be located in a complex building in Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.
In response to Minister Hirai's request, "Weekly Bunshun" states that "it is clear that the article is not intentionally misleading, and we cannot accept corrections or deletions of the article."