Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa on Tuesday welcomed the decision Monday by the embattled golf venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to allow women to become full members.
Still, she said she also intends to find out how the golf club was selected.
"I understand that the decision was based on recent global trends," Marukawa said in a news conference. "With this decision, the International Olympic Committee's concern over gender inequality has been erased."