Mayor Kawamura of Nagoya City will apologize again after clarifying that he has taken a course on harassment regarding the problem of biting the gold medal of a softball player who played an active part in the Tokyo Olympics, and intends to return his salary for 3 months. Was shown.
There are more than 13,600 criticisms of Nagoya City.
Mayor Kawamura of Nagoya City said that when pitcher Miu Goto, who won the gold medal in the softball of the Tokyo Olympics, visited the city hall on the 4th of this month, he bit the gold medal and said to pitcher Goto, "Is love prohibited?" was doing.
According to the city, by the 13th of this month, more than 13,600 criticisms of these acts and remarks had been received by e-mail and telephone.
Regarding this issue, Mayor Kawamura said at a regular press conference on the 16th, "I am really sorry for the act of biting the gold medal of pitcher Goto and making hurtful remarks. I'm sorry for making you feel very uncomfortable. "
He also revealed that he had taken a course on harassment on the 13th of this month, saying, "I found out that what I was trying to excite around was harassment. I came to think that I was wrong." I did.
On top of that, Mayor Kawamura expressed his intention to return a total of 1.5 million yen for his salary for three months.
The mayor wants to submit the necessary ordinance draft to the city council in the future.