Chiba University of Science was established in 2004 by Kake Gakuen, an educational corporation headquartered in Okayama Prefecture. In October of last year, the school submitted a request to the city asking for the university to become a public university in order to "keep it afloat" Choshi City has enacted an ordinance stipulating the establishment of a committee to conduct deliberations by experts.

Mayor Shinichi Koshikawa said at a press conference on the 30th that It has been announced that the event has been postponed.