Regarding the relationship with the former Unification Church, Mr. Yamagiwa, Minister for Economic Revitalization, was unable to confirm a weekly magazine report that his secretary might be a believer. and denied.
Regarding the relationship with the former Unification Church, it was reported in "Weekly Shincho" that Mr. Yamagiwa's secretary may be a believer of the church.
At a press conference after the cabinet meeting, Minister Yamagiwa denied this, saying, ``I confirmed the facts with all the office staff, but I could not confirm the person who was a believer in the religion.''
And he said, "In the future, I would like to act carefully so as not to have a relationship with the organization."
In addition, in an article in the same weekly magazine, it was reported that Minister Yamagiwa rented an apartment run by his secretary as an office for the LDP branch in his hometown, and paid rent above the market rate from the party's funds. I was.
Regarding this, Minister Yamagiwa said that the rent being paid includes parking fees, etc., and that it is a reasonable amount that was determined by checking the market price with real estate management companies, etc., and there is no problem such as illegality. showed.
On the other hand, he explained that he would re-inspect whether there are any points that should be reviewed in order to ensure transparency such as the expenditure of political funds.