On June 28, local time, Hiroshi Aikayama, Japan's economy and industry, apologized for the arrest of two employees of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for defrauding the rent support subsidy for the new crown epidemic response.
According to reports, these two employees are comprehensive positions for alternate cadres.
On June 25, local time, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested Masaru Sakurai, head of the Industrial Capital Division of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Yutaro Arai, a staff member of the Industrial Organization Division, for fraudulently obtaining a subsidy of approximately 5.49 million yen.
The Metropolitan Police Department believes that Sakurai used most of the money to pay for luxury goods and is investigating this.
(Produced by Lu Huiqian)
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]