Suntory CEO resigns after purchase of potentially illegal supplements | Business and Economy News

The supplements allegedly contained THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis, which is illegal in Japan.

Suntory Holdings CEO Takeshi Niinami, one of Japan’s best-known business leaders, has resigned from the beverage group following a police investigation into his purchase of a supplement that may have breached the country’s strict drug laws.

Niinami, who has served as an adviser to several Japanese prime ministers and was often the face of corporate…