Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Nishida apologizes for confirming relationships with former Unification Church-related organizations, saying it is “insufficient”

Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Nishida revealed at the House of Representatives General Affairs Committee that nine years ago, when he was a member of the Ishikawa Prefectural Assembly, he had participated in an event affiliated with the former Unification Church. He apologized for not confirming his statement that there was no relationship.

At the House of Representatives General Affairs Committee on the 29th, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan asked Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Nishida regarding the relationship with the former Unification Church, saying, ``When asked at the committee meeting on the 15th of this month, he answered that there was no relationship. There are reports that he had contact with related organizations.Do you admit this?'' he asked.

In response, Parliamentary Vice-Minister Nishida said, ``When I investigated at my office after being interviewed by a weekly magazine, I discovered that he had greeted a related organization at an event in 2015 when he was a member of the Ishikawa Prefectural Assembly.Former Unification Church They answered that they had no connection to the Liberal Democratic Party's investigation because they were not aware that it was an affiliated organization."

He then stated, ``I recognize that my confirmation was insufficient, and I would like to take this opportunity to apologize.From now on, I would like to make sure to sever ties with them.''