Regarding the fact that Akiko Ikuina, a member of the House of Councilors of the Liberal Democratic Party, visited facilities related to the former Unification Church prior to the recent House of Councilors election, Hagiuda, chairman of the political affairs research committee, acknowledged that she had accompanied her, and asked the church to do something about it. I'm assuming you didn't request it.
Akiko Ikuina of the Liberal Democratic Party, who was elected for the first time in the House of Councilors election last month, visited facilities related to the former Unification Church in June this year with Hagiuda, then Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Chairman of the Research Council for Policy Affairs, in response to the report of "Daily Shincho". made it clear that
Mr. Hagiuda's office responded to NHK's interview in writing on the night of the 17th, saying, ``After the street speech with Mr. Ikuina, the audience asked me to talk to them because they were gathering nearby. Ikuina was unfamiliar with the event, so I went along with her because she was unfamiliar.
On top of that, she said, ``She gave a short speech with Mr. Ikuina at the scene, but it is not true that she requested anything from the church.''
On the other hand, the Daily Shincho reported that during the period when Hagiuda was defeated in the House of Representatives election, he visited church facilities once or twice a month and gave speeches in front of believers. "There is no such fact," he said.
In addition, regarding reports that he gave a greeting as a guest at a church event in 2014, he said, "A local supporter verbally asked me to show up because people were gathering, so I attended without confirming the details. I didn't know the details of the event or the organizer until I went to the venue."