Officials with influence over policy at the communications ministry have also admitted to dining with NTT President Jun Sawada, in a further violation of ethics policy.
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Disgraced ministry officials also dined with NTT president
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. said Wednesday that its president dined with communications ministry officials mired in an ethics scandal involving Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga s eldest son.
Japanese weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun reported online earlier in the day that NTT President Jun Sawada had treated Makiko Yamada, Yasuhiko Taniwaki and another official to expensive meals.
The ministry said it is looking into the matter.
From left: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. President Jun Sawada, Yasuhiko Taniwaki, vice minister for policy coordination at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and former Cabinet Public Relations Secretary Makiko Yamada. (Kyodo)