Another bad news broke out for Japanese Prime Minister Suga, whose approval rating fell to the 30% level in response to the coronavirus procrastination. The eldest son of Prime Minister Suga, who works for a satellite broadcaster, has hosted several times with government officials who have license rights.
This is Yoo Seong-jae, Tokyo correspondent
A long-haired man who seems to explain something to a middle-aged man holding a gift bag.
While seeing another middle-aged man, he bows his waist 90 degrees to greet him.
This photo appeared in the latest issue of the leading Japanese weekly magazine Shukanbun-shun released today (4th). The long-haired man is none other than the eldest son of Japanese Prime Minister Suga Seigo, Mr. Seigo Suga.
‘Shukanbun-shun’ was held four times between October and December of last year, and senior executives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications received dinner, gifts, and taxi vouchers worth up to 400,000 won per person from a satellite broadcasting company. It was reported that all the eldest sons of Prime Minister Suga, the general manager, were present.
The executives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, who have been suspicious of entertainment, are so-called “Sugapa” officials who have held important positions since 2006, when Prime Minister Suga was the Prime Minister, and are in charge of licensing, which is the core of the broadcasting business.
It is highly likely that it has violated the code of ethics for public officials, which prohibits receiving entertainment from stakeholders, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said it was checking the facts.
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In December of last year, when Prime Minister Suga’s eldest son began to entertain public servants, it was a period of renewal of permits, which comes once every five years.
If the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications investigation confirms even the cost of the money, it could be an irreversible political fatal for Prime Minister Suga.
(Video coverage: Moon Hyun-jin, video editing: Lee Seung-hee)
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