Yes, I do. Like they're saying in this article, it has to do with people not wanting to be alienated by their peers. But it's the same kind of thing as these people working on teams in the United States. So, what do you think is the best way to eradicate the corruption. Well, in my opinion, I think it starts with these, these high-profile arrests, to show people that this kind of behavior is not gonna be tolerated anymore, but that alone is not sufficient.
Laws also have to be passed.
And right now, there's someting called the anti-corruption bill that's been debated on the Diet. It hasn't passed yet. But what this is is a proposal for a law that would try and put a stop to this wining and dining of public officials by people from the private sector. And the law would state that if a national government official were treated to dinner, wined and dined at a cost of more than 5,000 yen, the official would have to report that to their boss. And if they were treated to something that was worth more than 20,000 yen, this information would have to be disclosed to the public and the National Gazette.