More than 1,500 applications for information disclosure were filed with central government ministries and agencies Monday as the public made its first requests under a new law that took effect the day before.
The Foreign Ministry, hit by a scandal over a former logistics chief who allegedly swindled huge amounts of its discretionary funds, received 662 applications.
The Financial Services Agency, which handles policies such as recapitalization of ailing banks, received 571 requests.
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