Announcement of indefinite suspension of activities at Nihon University Rugby ClubJanuary 20: 19:42
Rugby's Kanto University League Division 1 Nihon University has announced that it will suspend its activities indefinitely after members have been arrested for allegedly violating the Cannabis Control Law.
A 21-year-old member of the Nihon University Rugby Club was arrested on May 18 for allegedly violating the Cannabis Control Law for possessing cannabis on a street in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.
In response, the rugby club announced on the 20th that it would suspend activities on the university website indefinitely.
A comment in the name of Satoshi Hirayama said, “I am sorry to hear that the members have been arrested for violating the law. We will deal strictly based on this. "
He said, "We take this situation seriously, suspend activities indefinitely, review our daily operations and guidance from the ground up, and make every effort to prevent recurrence so that we can restore your trust as soon as possible. We sincerely apologize for the fact that we have been betraying the trust and expectations of many of you who have supported us up to now. "