At a press conference on March 30, Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Norihisa Tamura revealed that 23 employees of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare had a dinner at a restaurant in Ginza, Tokyo late at night on March 24, when the Tokyo Metropolitan Government was still requesting the reduction of business hours in response to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.

Mr. Tamura apologized that "I apologize for betraying the public's trust"

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No, no, no, Mr. Minister. "I think you're out of line of "I apologize for betraying the public's trust".

"I apologize for betraying the public's 'common sense'."

I think that this one is right on target.

"In order to prevent the recurrence of such a situation..." is also different.

"We have commissioned an independent third party to investigate the mechanisms that cause this situation, and we will identify the structural causes by the end of April and complete the organizational restructuring by the end of May"

I think it is necessary to make a declaration that clearly states the target and milestone of the project.

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I don't know about bureaucratic or political organizations, but in private companies, this is the normal response.