Kiyotaka Ninomiya, president of Tohokushinsha Film Corp., stepped down on February 26, 2021, over a scandal in which company executives treated communications ministry officials to expensive dinners. Seigo was removed from overseeing part of the company's media operations as a disciplinary measure on February 26, 2021. In addition, Yoshiyuki Mikami and Yukio Kida, who both attended the dinners, were dismissed as executive officers. Executive Vice President Shinya Nakajima replaced Ninomiya as president.