When Mayor Kawamura of Nagoya City received a report of winning a gold medal from a softball player who played an active part in the Tokyo Olympics, Mayor Kawamura said, "I do not understand my position as Mayor of Nagoya. I am keenly aware that it is an extremely inappropriate act and should be scrutinized. "
Mayor Kawamura of Nagoya City is a member of the Japan Women's Softball Team on the 4th, and when he received a report of winning a gold medal from pitcher Miu Goto from Nagoya City and received a medal from pitcher Goto, he suddenly removed his mask. I chewed a medal.
According to the city of Nagoya, in response to this, the city's public hearing section received more than 4,000 telephone calls and emails criticizing Mayor Kawamura's actions by 5:30 pm on the 5th.
Furthermore, according to the city, on the morning of the 5th, Toyota Motor Corporation, to which pitcher Goto belongs, submitted a protest statement addressed to Mayor Kawamura in the name of President Akio Toyoda.
In response, the deputy mayors of Nagoya City visited the head office of Toyota Motor Corporation after noon on the 5th and submitted an apology.
Mayor Kawamura told reporters at the city hall that he said, "I was longing for the gold medal and intended to express my affection. I am keenly aware that I should regret it because of an extremely inappropriate act that I do not understand. I sincerely apologize to the person concerned and the people concerned. "
In addition, when asked by reporters whether this act was sexual harassment or power harassment, he said, "I was not aware of harassment, so-called harassment, but I think it should have been taken into consideration." I did.
In addition, Mayor Kawamura announced that he apologized by telephone to Yasuhiro Yamashita, chairman of the JOC = Japanese Olympic Committee, after noon on the 5th.