"Triennale" contribution "verification commission not paid" Mayor of Nagoya March 27 21:39
Nagoya City's Verification Committee on Aichi Triennale, an international art festival held in Aichi Prefecture, said that the city would not pay a portion of the art festival's contributions due to problems with the way the art festival was operated In response to this, Mayor Kawamura expressed his intention not to pay the contribution.
Nagoya paid the city's contributions at the Aichi Triennale last year, where a corner was set up to display a girl statue symbolizing the comfort women issue with the theme of "handicap" Has been put on hold, and a review committee has been set up by experts to promote discussions.
At the meeting on the 27th, as a result of voting by the five members, opinions were divided into 3 for and 2 disagreements, but a report was issued that allows not to pay.
The report stated that the operation of the art festival was not informed by Mayor Kawamura, acting chairman of the executive committee, despite the fact that a serious event was anticipated in crisis management. Also pointed out that the temporary suspension and reopening of the corner with the theme of "" was decided by Governor Omura, the chairman of the executive committee, at his own discretion.
He concluded that the city's pending payment of approximately 33 million yen was "it is not necessarily inappropriate for the city to show willingness to protest in the form of non-issues."
In response, Mayor Kawamura told reporters, "We will respect the opinion of the Investigation Committee and will not pay it. We will have to be careful about how the city will participate in the next Triennale." And said he would not pay the contribution.