I'm acquainted with the bride, but have no connections with her father. Upper House member Emoto said he attended the reception because he is a friend of the groom. I had been aware of the circumstances surrounding the bride, but it is common sense that it's wrong to refuse to attend the wedding because of that. Commentator Atsushi Mizoguchi pointed to the collusion between the entertainment world and organized crime groups. It's a rule in modern society that one must have no relations with anybody connected with a gang.
Show business is believed to be an important source of money for gang groups.
Entertainers' attendance at the wedding reception illustrates the economic ties between the entertainment world and crime syndicates. Music critic Reiko Yukawa expressed mixed feelings about the revelations. It's better not to approach crime syndicates, but the entertainment world has traditionally been connected with gang groups in show business.