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As for the case of the information disclosure request, I understand that a detailed explanation will be provided by the FSA staff in charge, but please summarize the planned disciplinary actions, such as how many individuals are subject to the actions, what types of the actions will you impose against which person, etc.?
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As I said at the beginning, please confirm with the FSA staff in charge.
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Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Noda will voluntarily return 12 months’ ministerial pay. What is your view on this?
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I have not received any information from Minister Noda directly. Therefore, I cannot make a comment on that.
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Given the decision today, please give us your views on this case.
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It is deeply regrettable.
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You stated the intended disciplinary actions against the FSA staffs involved are due to their inappropriate conduct in light of the Act. Is the “inappropriate conduct” included a view that it is inappropriate to communicate with a third party without reporting to the FSA Commissioner in advance?
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The key issue here is to disclose the identity of a person who made an information disclosure request.
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Does today’s decision incorporate a view regarding the route of communication, that is, the information was delivered inappropriately to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications from the FSA without reporting to the FSA commissioner in advance?
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The fundamental problem is that the identity of the party making the information disclosure request was disclosed to a party that is the target of the information request, I think.
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I will obtain detailed information from the FSA staff later, but for the prevention of recurrence, governmental officials, as well as the FSA, are facing challenges in defining proper processes. In this regard, is there anything that you have advised the FSA to do in relation to preventing a recurrence?
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I do not think they are facing challenges.
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Please comment on measures for preventing recurrence.
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This is a very basic issue that should be prevented, so there is no need for any special instruction from me for the prevention of a recurrence.