[3] Motoya's wife Fumiko is president of the hotel chain and is widely recognized in Japan, with her image appearing on billboards displayed prominently near major train stations around the country.
[5] Motoya publishes a magazine called Apple Town, portions of which are translated into English, which is distributed through the APA Group's network of properties and which focuses on economic and foreign policy issues.
[10] A book published by Motoya, The Shocking Truth About Modern History, containing 13 essays selected from the competition field, including Tamogami's winning entry, went on sale in late 2008 at bookstores and APA hotels.
[10] In an interview series named "Big Talk", Motoya expressed his view that "Japanese aggression, the Nanjing Massacre, and comfort women" were "fabricated stories" or "fictitious".
[14] In reaction to criticism, Motoya apologized and wrote in a following issue of APA magazine: "I always mean to praise the Jewish people as wise, with excellent skills in the fields of information, finance, and the law.