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Akita Prefecture Official, Wearing a Bathrobe, Was Remotely Responding to Media Inquiries From a Love Hotel Where an Affair Was Taking Place; the Prefecture Has Taken Disciplinary Action.

On the 14th, Akita Prefecture announced that it had demoted a section chief-level employee (55) to chief officer by two ranks and suspended him for six months as a disciplinary measure, effective the same day, for making false statements about his whereabouts and other details during a press conference held remotely by the Department of Industry and Labor.
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On the 14th, Akita Prefecture announced that it had demoted a section chief-level employee (55) to chief officer by two ranks and suspended him for six months as a disciplinary measure, effective the same day, for making false statements about his whereabouts and other details during a press conference held remotely by the Department of Industry and Labor.

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産経ニュース broke the news in Japan on Friday, August 14, 2026.
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