Takeshi Niinami, former chairman of Japanese beverage maker Suntory Holdings Ltd., said Wednesday he will step back from his duties as chief of a major business body, but stressed he had not breached Japanese law over the purchase of a dietary supplement.
"I have not broken any laws and am innocent," Niinami, the 66-year-old said as he appeared at a regular press conference as head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, a day after the scandal surfaced, leading to the announcement of his resignation as Suntory chairman.
"But in the end, it is due to my carelessn…READ FULL ARTICLE
