Director General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications "Lack of memory ..." Bunshun report "Amazing astonishment"

　"I regret my lack of memory."

　One of the executives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications was entertained by the broadcasting-related company "Tohokushinsha", where the eldest son of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga works, and one of the executives himself was at the House of Representatives Budget Committee on the 19th. The truth of the past Diet response was pursued, and the words of excuse were repeated.

　Yoshinori Akimoto, director of the Ministry of Information and Distribution Administration, who received the company's entertainment in December last year, said at the House of Representatives Budget Committee on the 10th of this month, "I don't remember talking about (the company's) business." ..

　However, Bunshun online is the date 17, "at the dinner of the field satellite exchanged words such as" "BS", Akimoto Mr. himself Fumiaki Kobayashi, former Affairs Parliamentary Secretary ( LDP for the House of Representatives member), with one defeat land "somewhere If you can't paint it, you'll be misunderstood at all, "he said, along with the audio data.

　At the Budget Committee on the 19th, Mr. Daiki Michishita of the Constitutional Democratic Party pointed out the consistency between the press and past answers. Mr. Akimoto acknowledged that Mr. Kobayashi's remarks belonged to him and apologized, "I am very sorry for the remarks that are really inappropriate."

　"It was this poor memory and my remarks to the ruling party lawmakers that made me ashamed of my uncertainties when I saw this article." I was thinking about it today. "

　Mr. Kobayashi, who is known as a regulatory reformer in the broadcasting field, said, "I was given guidance (when I was a parliamentary secretary )." However, it is difficult to keep up with it, and for me, who lacks the ability, (Mr. Kobayashi) is always looking up and achieving results. Even those who have failed I was grateful for it, "he said.

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