Top ministry officials’ conduct “clearly” unethical

February 25 , 2021

Takeuchi met with reporters on Feb. 24Takeuchi met with reporters on Feb. 24

On February 24, Komeito Policy Research chair Yuzuru Takeuchi blasted senior Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications embroiled in a major scandal for “clearly violating the National Public Service Ethics Code.” The party’s policy czar told reporters that the conduct of those officials—who were named by a tabloid magazine for being lavishly entertained by satellite broadcasting service Tohokushinsha Film Corp., which falls under the ministry’s administrative purview—was inexcusable.