Senior Official of Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Disciplined for Entertaining Companies... Inevitable Blow to Suga Administration

[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] As executives from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries were disciplined for receiving entertainment from companies, the Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has once again suffered a blow.

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According to Japan's NHK broadcast on the 25th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries imposed salary reductions on three executives, including Deputy Secretary Edamoto Masaaki. The issue arose from their acceptance of entertainment from a large poultry company called "Akita Food." In addition to these officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, three other executives received reprimands. All of them were pointed out to have violated the National Public Officials Ethics Code, which prohibits accepting entertainment from interested parties.

This controversy is inevitable following the scandal involving officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, who hold broadcasting licensing authority, receiving entertainment from the broadcaster Tohoku Shinsha. Notably, Tohoku Shinsha, which entertained the Ministry officials, is the company where Prime Minister Suga's eldest son, Seigo, is employed.

Furthermore, Yoshikawa Takamori, a former member of the House of Representatives known to be close to Prime Minister Suga, was recently indicted without detention on charges of bribery during his tenure as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The company that provided the bribes was also "Akita Food."

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