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Tokyo, March 10 (Jiji Press) A third-party panel’s investigation into a wining and dining scandal involving senior Japanese communications ministry officials will cover ministry approvals signed by former Cabinet Public Relations Secretary Makiko Yamada, communications minister Ryota Takeda said Wednesday.
Yamada recently resigned as PR secretary amid the scandal, citing poor health. She was treated to an expensive dinner by Tohokushinsha Film Corp. 2329 when she worked at the ministry.
The third-party panel including former public prosecutors will investigate whether wining and dining by the satellite broadcast company affected ministry decisions related to the industry.
At a House of Councillors Budget Committee meeting on Wednesday, Takeda stressed the “transparency and objectivity” of the third-party panel. The panel will review the ministry’s past satellite broadcast approval processes, including those while Yamada worked at the ministry,“ the mini
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