JAPAN'S DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION MINISTER APOLOGIZES FOR PURCHASE OF SHARES, WHICH VIOLATES LAW

Highlights

• Talking at a news conference after a Cabinet meeting, Hirai said "I was careless. I would like to apologize."

Over the purchase of shares of an information technology (IT) company when had served as a parliamentary vice minister, Japan's Digital Transformation Minister Takuya Hirai has issued an apology as it had violated ministerial regulations.

Talking at a news conference after a....