Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Moriyama responded to the report that he had received election support from a group affiliated with the former Unification Church. He said, "There was no request for election support, and activity reports could not be confirmed.'' Prime Minister Kishida was asked to reconfirm the relationship with the religious organization with his cabinet, and responded by saying, "We will examine the relationship and past of the former unification Church and related organizations"