TOKYO -- Japanese beverage giant Suntory Holdings accepts partial responsibility for former Chairman Takeshi Niinami's entanglement in a drug probe, Executive Vice President Kenji Yamada told Nikkei.
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Suntory is dealing with the fallout after its former chairman was investigated by the police over the purchase of a supplement that might have breached Japan's drug laws. (Photo by Nikkei)
TOKYO -- Japanese beverage giant Suntory Holdings accepts partial responsibility for former Chairman Takeshi Niinami's entanglement in a drug probe, Executive Vice President Kenji Yamada told Nikkei.