Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Moriyama has been shaking up the Kishida administration, which has filed a request for an order to disband the church, as it has been pointed out that it received election support from the former Unification Church in the last House of Representatives election. He acknowledged that this is possible.
It has been pointed out that during the last House of Representatives election, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Moriyama attended a meeting of a group affiliated with the former Unification Church, received a letter of recommendation, and received election support.
Regarding this, Minister Moriyama said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, ``In addition to the news that came out at the same time as the House of Representatives Budget Committee was being broadcast on TV, there were also reports pointing out that Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi and Prime Minister Kishida had ties to the religious group. "I don't know if this is a retaliation on the part of the cult, but it is quite possible that they are attempting to destabilize the Kishida administration, which has requested an order to disband it."
When reporters asked him if he thought he was fulfilling his accountability, he answered, ``If you don't remember something, you don't remember it, so it doesn't mean you forced yourself to remember it by writing an essay.'' I can't help but feel that you are asking me a question that I have no way of proving, and that it is being asked in a way that leaves me with a bad impression.''