The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on July 7 that male employees (58) of managers who illegally received business travel expenses and male employees who took out shoplifting were disciplined for three months of suspension based on the National Public Service Act did. Both are admitting the action which was subject to disposal.

According to the ministry, staff of management staff unjustly claimed the accommodation expenses paid by the recipient country government during overseas business trips from 2016 to 17 years, as expense, and received a total of about 270,000 yen. In addition, we exchanged mileage accumulated by traveling aircraft by private tickets and the like. It said that he paid all it.

In August this year, regular staff members shoplifted about 2,500 yen of food at a store in Tokyo.