Matsumoto City decided to withdraw its sponsorship after discovering that the Tanka event, which it had once decided to sponsor, was involved in the "Family Federation for World Peace and Unification," an organization suspected of being related to the former Unification Church.
In a press conference held on the 9th, Mayor Yoshihisa Gagumo of Matsumoto City said that there was a request in June for sponsorship of a tanka event to be held in October this year, and Matsumoto City and the city's board of education were considering the purpose of the event. I made it clear that I was allowed to sponsor.
In addition to Matsumoto City, the sponsoring organizations include prefectures, prefectural boards of education, and local governments in the Nanshin area.
However, this month, citizens pointed out that the sponsors of the event included groups suspected of being related to the former Unification Church.
For this reason, the city was investigating, but decided to cancel the sponsorship because it could not be denied that the group that was pointed out was related to the former Unification Church.
Mayor Gaun said, ``I think it is necessary to carefully respond not only to the content of the project but also to the applicant group and sponsors as to whether or not to sponsor it.I would like to improve the procedure.''