Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will not change subsidies even after reopening at the festival, October 1 at 17:42

The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, Technology He expressed the idea that there was no change in the decision to issue.

Regarding the “Aichi Triennale”, an international art festival held in Aichi Prefecture, the Agency for Cultural Affairs decided not to grant the subsidy in all cases because it was inappropriate for the subsidy application procedure.

At the press conference after the cabinet meeting, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), said that the Executive Committee of the Arts Festival was aiming to resume the exhibition on the theme of “free expression”. We want to respect the efforts to resume the exhibition at our discretion. "

On top of that, the reporter asked, “There is a possibility of reviewing the decision of the Agency for Cultural Affairs”, while Minister Ikuta said, “Unfortunately, there was an inappropriate act in the application process for the subsidy. `` There is no plan to change the policy because I think that it is slightly different in purpose even if it is said that it was done with the combination technique as a result, changing the date and place, `` I do not plan to change the policy '' He expressed the idea that there was no change in the decision.