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Senior official removed at Japan s communications ministry over ethics scandal
March 8, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Yasuhiko Taniwaki, vice minister for policy coordination at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, is seen on March 5, 2021. (Mainichi/Kan Takeuchi) TOKYO Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Ryota Takeda said on March 8 he has removed Yasuhiko Taniwaki, vice minister for policy coordination at the ministry, from his position, on the grounds it was highly likely he violated ethics regulations for public servants by being wined and dined by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT). Taniwaki has been transferred to the minister s secretariat, Takeda told a group of reporters at the ministry. We repeatedly checked with Taniwaki during a previous investigation whether there were any other actions violating ethics regulations, but in spite of this, actions raising suspicions of a new violation have been uncovered, which is extremely regretta