THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 11, 2021 at 17:51 JST
Seiko Noda, acting secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, answers questions from reporters on March 11 about a magazine report on her dinners with officials with Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. when she was telecommunications minister. (Kotaro Ebara)
The wining and dining scandal currently rocking the telecommunications ministry, now centering on one of its key stakeholders, is expanding to include four politicians who were formerly ministers or held senior ministerial posts there. [Read More]
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