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A Tottori Gourmet Event, Which Was Criticized for Poor Management, Is Facing Renewed Backlash After the Organizer's Apology Statement Was only Two Lines Long, with Many Saying It "Doesn't Convey Any sincerity."

The organizers of a gourmet event in Tottori, which has been causing a stir due to its shoddy management, have posted an apology. However, the apology has reignited controversy, with some saying that "they don't seem to be sorry even in the second line." The image is a screenshot of a post by "Matsubayashi Ami" on X. The gourmet event "Low" was held in Kurayoshi City, Tottori Prefecture on the 7th and 8th.
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[Josei Jishin] Regarding the gourmet event "LOCALFOODFIGHT in Tottori" held in Kurayoshi City, Tottori Prefecture on November 7th and 8th, there has been a series of angry voices from vendors. "The event was a competition where local gourmet restaurants from all over the country were divided into east and west teams to compete for sales. The basic stall fee was 50,000 yen, and during the recruitment stage, they advertised '50,000 visitors' and '…

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A gourmet event in Kurayoshi City, Tottori Prefecture, which promised to attract 50,000 people and collected vendor fees, has been met with backlash due to low attendance and inadequate preparation. The organizers' lengthy apology has only provoked further opposition. Why do similar troubles keep happening? We will explore this by examining the dangers of "endorsements" created by court visits to the mayor and television appearances.

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The organizers of a gourmet event in Tottori, which has been causing a stir due to its shoddy management, have posted an apology. However, the apology has reignited controversy, with some saying that "they don't seem to be sorry even in the second line." The image is a screenshot of a post by "Matsubayashi Ami" on X. The gourmet event "Low" was held in Kurayoshi City, Tottori Prefecture on the 7th and 8th.

A large-scale gourmet festival, which was supposed to attract 50,000 people, was met with sparse crowds on the day of the event. Vendors who paid to set up stalls expressed anger, saying things like, "There's absolutely no respect for restaurants." The event took place in a plaza in Kurayoshi City, Tottori Prefecture. It has since been cleared away, and nothing remains. The event causing the controversy was the "Local Food Fight in Tottori," hel…

On the October 10th broadcast of "Gogosma -GOGO! Smile!-" (TBS), the controversy surrounding a gourmet event held in Kurayoshi City, Tottori Prefecture, was covered...

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東スポWeb – 東京スポーツ新聞社 broke the news in Osaka, Japan on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
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