Source: Overseas Network
Data map: Takayuki Kawamura
Overseas network on August 5, 5, Japan's Nagoya Mayor Takayuki Kawamura "biting the gold medal" is still fermenting. The Nagoya city government said on the same day that it has received at least 3137 complaints so far.
According to media reports such as Japan's Asahi Television, on the 4th, when Takayuki Kawamura met with the Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games, he suddenly took off his mouth and put the other party's gold medal into his mouth and took a bite, which was criticized by public opinion. Toyota Motor, to which the contestant belongs, also pointed out: "(Biting the gold medal) is inappropriate and undesirable behavior, there is no respect, and it is impossible to feel (Kawamura's) consideration of epidemic prevention, which is very regrettable."
The Nagoya city government also said that as of noon local time on the 5th, the city had received at least 3137 complaints, and criticism of Kawamura was pouring in. Kawamura himself later said: "I deeply feel that this is an extremely inappropriate behavior, and I should reflect deeply on it, I am very sorry." (Overseas Network Wu Qian)
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