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
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Japan opposition parties slam gov t over press official s resignation, call her victim
March 2, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato speaks about the resignation of Cabinet Public Relations Secretary Makiko Yamada during the House of Representatives Budget Committee meeting on March 1, 2021. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is seen to the right. (Mainichi/Kan Takeuchi) TOKYO Japan s opposition camp is slamming Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga s government following the resignation of a Cabinet press official over lavish dinners she was treated to by a broadcasting company Suga s son works for. Critics referred to her as a victim of what they say is an iron-fisted approach within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that has persisted since the previous administration of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and that this culture forced the senior bureaucrat to attend dinner functions.