TOKYO -- The Japan Association of Corporate Executives (known as the Keizai Doyukai) announced Tuesday that its chairperson, Takeshi Niinami, had submitted his resignation. The former chairman of Suntory Holdings has been under police investigation over the purchase of a supplement that might have breached Japan's drug laws.
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Former Suntory chairman resigns as head of Japan executives group
Niinami under police investigation over the purchase of potentially illegal supplements
Former Suntory Chairman Takeshi Niinami explains his resignation at a news conference on Sept. 30 in Tokyo. (Photo by Marina Inoue)
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