Defense Agency Director General Gen Nakatani said Thursday that he will relieve two senior officials from their posts for their role in compiling background checks on people requesting information under the information disclosure law.
Among those losing their posts are Director of the Secretariat Kyoji Yanagisawa, Nakatani said at a press conference.
Vice Minister Yasunari Ito offered to resign over the scandal, but Nakatani said he asked him to remain, although he will have his salary cut by 20 percent for two months.