THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 3, 2019 at 17:20 JST
The Agency for Cultural Affairs’ reply dated Oct. 1 to an inquiry by lawmaker Nobuko Motomura states that no minutes were taken when agency officials decided to withdraw the subsidy for the Aichi Triennale 2019. (Provided by lawmaker Nobuko Motomura)
A member of a government review board that approved a subsidy for a now-embattled art festival resigned Oct. 2 to protest the decision by the Agency for Cultural Affairs to withhold the funds. [Read More]
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