Mayor Tsunoda’s Visit to Sister City in the United States and Exchange Achievements in Various Fields

October 16, 2023 (month) 19:45

Mayor Tsunoda Takaoka of Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, who was visiting our sister city in the United States, returned to Japan yesterday after a seven-day itinerary that included travel, and said, “We were able to sow the seeds of exchange in many fields.” highlighted the achievements of On the other hand, due to some reports surrounding the use of business class, he announced his intention to effectively “restrict coverage” by requesting questions in advance.

Around 8:50pm on the 15th.

Reporter Kajitani: “A plane carrying Mayor Tsunoda and others landed at Toyama Airport.”

Mayor Tsunoda of Takaoka City and others returned from a seven-day visit to Fort Wayne, our sister city in the United States. Regarding the results of his visit to the United States, he said:

Mayor Tsunoda: “We made a wide range of proposals, including the economy, education, and sports.In particular, with Mayor Henry (of Fort Wayne), we were able to unite in our desire to start various new international exchanges in the future. That was very significant.”

Mayor Tsunoda visited the local Purdue University on the second day, where students from Toyama University’s Faculty of Art and Culture and Takaoka Law University received online instruction from Purdue University students, as well as English education exchanges at elementary, middle, and high schools. requested to do so.

On the third day, they also met with Mayor Henry of Fort Wayne and discussed establishing a system to sell Takaoka’s traditional crafts locally. As a result, it will be sold at local art museums’ museum shops from 2025, as well as at home centers.

Furthermore, in order to expand sales channels, we will hold a business meeting for traditional crafts locally.

Mayor Tsunoda: “We were able to sow as many seeds as we could.We will continue to firmly implement the measures we learned from this visit, and we believe that the results we should show to the citizens will lead to the development of our city.” Masu”

For this business trip to the United States, four people, including Mayor Tsunoda and Chairman Nakagawa, flew in business class, so the travel expenses for the six visiting groups were 1.83 million yen per person, which was 60,000 yen, which was 11 years ago compared to the previous trip. The fact that it had doubled in price attracted attention.

Takaoka City fell into financial trouble six years ago, and the escalators in the government office remain stopped. The city received more than 220 emails regarding Mayor Tsunoda’s actions while administrative services have not returned to normal, and more than 90% of them were complaints or criticisms.

On the other hand, Mayor Tsunoda has consistently acknowledged that there is no problem with using business class, even though the regulations allow for the highest level of transportation for reasons such as “to improve one’s physical condition.”

2023-10-16 10:45:00
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