Suntory Holdings Chairman and CEO Takeshi Niinami has resigned from his post after being questioned by police over the purchase of supplements overseas that are suspected to be illegal in Japan, a fact that he was unaware of, the company said Tuesday.
The Fukuoka Prefectural Police are investigating the case against Niinami, one of the most vocal business leaders in Japan who has also served as a member of a government economy panel.
“We apologize from the bottom of our hearts for causing trouble over the incident,” Suntory Holdings President Nobuhiro Torii said in a hastily convened news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday afternoon.
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