The Foreign Minister's Commendation was given to a Japanese woman who was sent to Mozambique in Africa by an organization affiliated with the former Unification Church and opened a school.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a Japanese woman, who was dispatched to Mozambique in Africa from the Women's Federation for World Peace, an organization affiliated with the former Unification Church, to open a junior high school and a high school there. Three years ago, he was awarded the Foreign Minister's Commendation for his contributions.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs conducted an investigation after the Diet pointed out that the woman was strongly aware of the missionary work, such as distributing books about the former Unification Church to school officials and inviting them to attend worship services. It was confirmed that they were conducting school activities.
For this reason, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs withdrew the award on the 4th, saying that it was not appropriate to give a misleading impression that it was promoting the activities of the former Unification Church, which has been pointed out as a social problem. , prompt return of certificates of commendation, etc.