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Cabinet Public Relations Secretary Yamada Makiko resigns after revelations that she attended an expensive dinner paid for by Tōhoku Shinsha, a broadcasting company with Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide’s son Seigo among its senior officials.
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Tokyo prosecutors arrest former US Green Beret Michael Taylor and his son Peter on suspicion of illegally harboring former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn and helping him flee Japan to Lebanon. The pair were extradited from the United States.
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Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda Ryōta announces that Taniwaki Yasuhiko has been removed from the position of vice minister for policy coordination after Taniwaki had been repeatedly entertained by companies in violation of a government employees ethics code. Taniwaki resigns from the ministry on March 16.
Ministry unveils report on wining & dining scandal Japan s communications ministry has released an interim report acknowledging that government officials were wined and dined by the president of telecom giant NTT.
The report says the officials actions violated the ethics code for public servants, which bans them from receiving gifts or being entertained by interested parties.
The central figure is Taniwaki Yasuhiko, the vice minister for policy coordination. Communications Minister Takeda Ryota says he was moved to the minister s secretariat on Monday.
The ministry had conducted an internal investigation prompted by a report in a weekly magazine that said Taniwaki was treated to expensive meals by NTT s president and other executives at the firm.
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