The mayor and assembly chairman of Fuji city, in Shizuoka Prefecture, on Friday asked the government to dissolve the Honohana Sanpogyo religious cult, which is headquartered in the city.
Mayor Kiyomi Suzuki and Fuji city Assembly Chairman Sadahiko Matsumoto visited Fukushiro Nukaga, deputy chief Cabinet secretary, at the Prime Minister's Official Residence and handed him a written request urging the Cultural Agency to dissolve the cult.
In reply, Nukaga told Suzuki, "We fully understand the situation in Fuji."