A new suspicion struck Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who was hit by a scandal by his relatives.

This time, Shukan Bunshun, released on the 4th, reported the “entertainment suspicion” of his eldest son, who is a true relative. The content is that the eldest son who works for the broadcasting company “Tohokushinsha” was providing individual entertainment to the executives of the Ministry of the Interior and Communications, which has jurisdiction over the administration of broadcasting. The prime minister was also persecuted by the House Budget Committee that day, and there was a scene where the opposition party pointed out, “Isn’t that how I lied now?”

According to the Bunchun report, the prime minister’s eldest son entertained four executives from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications several times in restaurants in Tokyo from October to December last year and handed out souvenirs and taxi tickets after dinner. The business of a subsidiary of the company where the eldest son works has been licensed by the Ministry of the Interior and Communications, and this dinner may be entertained by “interested parties” prohibited by the ethical code based on the National Law of Civil Service Ethics.

The prime minister admitted that he was “in control of everything.” Regarding the photo in the article, Mr. Kuroiwa asked: “Who do you think you are giving a taxi ticket to a bureaucrat from the Ministry of the Interior and Communications with long hair?” I have not confirmed. When he received a phone call from his oldest son, he said, “Make sure you answer based on the facts.”

Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Suga has a strong influence on the ministry. The eldest son served as secretary when he was Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, and several executives who dined met the eldest son when he was secretary. According to the Code of Ethics, if you are dining with a stakeholder and your food and beverage expenses exceed 10,000 yen, you must report it. One of the executives from the Ministry of the Interior and Communications who attended the dinner attended as a reference, admitted that he was provided with the cost of the dinner and the transportation costs, and found that the interested party from the company involved in the administration participated. and refunded after the fact. He explained that it was done. There was no answer as to whether or not to entertain “interested parties” because it was under investigation.