The ministry has been investigating the matter after a weekly magazine reported that the four had been taken to posh
Whether the four paid for their dining costs and how much the gifts were worth are still being examined in detail, the ministry said.
The four are
The National Public Service Ethics Law prohibits central government officials from receiving favors from stakeholders. The ministry is responsible for the broadcaster license issued to a unit of
Suga's son became acquainted with some of the senior bureaucrats when he served as a secretary to his father, who was internal affairs and communications minister between 2006 and 2007, according to weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun.
Suga has said he was not aware of his son's attendance at the dinners in question.
==Kyodo
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