Another weekly magazine, Shukan Bunshun, reported that Toyama made a visit to a hostess bar in Ginza late Friday evening.
Under the state of emergency, people are being asked to stay home and restaurants are requested to close by 8 p.m.
Suga himself came under fire after taking part in two dinner gatherings in Tokyo in mid-December while the government was urging people to refrain from eating in large groups to contain the spread of the virus.
He later apologized over the gatherings, first at a luxury hotel with about 15 people and then at an upscale steakhouse with eight people present.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2021, with a transparent acrylic screen set in front of him to prevent coronavirus infection. (Photo by=Kyodo)
[Asia News Communication = Reporter Reakkana] Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologized Wednesday in parliament after executives of the ruling coalition were reported to have visited hostess bars in Tokyo s posh Ginza district late at night, defying a state of emergency that urges people to avoid unnecessary outings, especially in the evening.
Kyodo reported that Jun Matsumoto, acting chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party s Diet Affairs Committee, and Kiyohiko Toyama, acting secretary-general of Komeito, the junior coalition partner of Suga s LDP, both admitted to visiting such bars last week. The news comes when