The mayor of Ginan Town, Gifu Prefecture, held a press conference on the 28th after a third-party committee report found that he had committed sexual harassment.He criticized the report, saying, ``The report lacks neutrality and is biased.'' , announced his intention to resign, saying, ``I'm sorry for causing any trouble.''
On the 27th, the third-party committee of Ginan Town compiled an investigation report that found that Mayor Hideo Kojima (74) had committed at least 99 acts of sexual harassment, including groping, against numerous female employees.
The report found that in addition to sexual harassment involving the touching of female employees' heads, hands, and buttocks, numerous employees were routinely harassed with words such as ``discipline'' and ``fired.'' Regarding the mayor, he said, ``I don't think there is any other option than to immediately resign.''
In response to this, Mayor Kojima held a press conference on the 28th and criticized the report, saying, ``The report lacks neutrality and is biased.I wish they had investigated it more carefully.''
On the other hand, he stated, ``I'm sorry for causing any trouble.There are local sentiments, and I have a bad conscience after the big news came out.''He added that he intends to resign by the end of May, pending budget preparation and the assembly. revealed.