Regarding the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications’ administrative doc concerning the interpretation of “political fairness” stipulated by the Broadcasting Act, Minister of State for Economic Security Takaichi reiterated his recognition that the doc regarding him was inaccurate. denied resignation.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications mentioned that it’s extremely seemingly that a proof associated to broadcasting was given to Minister Takaichi, who was then Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, on the twenty second concerning the executive doc that Minister of State for Economic Security Takaichi mentioned was “fabricated.” On the opposite hand, we’ve summarized the outcomes of the investigation that it was not potential to verify whether or not the contents of the doc have been correct.
Regarding this, Minister Takaichi was requested by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on the House of Councilors Budget Committee on the twenty second whether or not the outcomes of the investigation by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications have been acknowledged as ‘fabricated’, and he mentioned, “The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications was unable to verify the accuracy of this doc. That would not change my view that it is nonetheless an inaccurate doc.”
Furthermore, in response to the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s request for resignation, Minister Takaichi said, “There is no way. I called it ‘fabrication’ to make something as if it had happened. It’s a bit misguided to say that I’m resigning because of my way of expressing myself.”