Mayor Kawamura of Nagoya City wrote a handwritten apology to the city officials on the 23rd, saying that he caused trouble to the staff who responded to criticism calls etc. due to the problem of biting the gold medal of the softball player who played an active part in the Tokyo Olympics. Was issued.
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 asked pitcher Goto, "Is love prohibited?" I was speaking.
According to the city of Nagoya, 14,891 criticisms of these acts and remarks have been received by e-mail and telephone by the 20th of this month.
In response to this situation, Mayor Kawamura issued a handwritten apology to city officials on the 23rd.
In the apology, he apologized to the staff, saying that he was inconvenienced by many phone calls and emails, and that "everything was wrong with me."
Mayor Kawamura was asked by reporters why he handwritten the apology and said, "It's about me. I'm sorry for the poor writing."
On this issue, Mayor Kawamura has already expressed his intention to return his salary for three months.