The chairman of the organizing committee of the Japan Olympics has announced that it is not possible to reenact the Tokyo Olympics.
According to Japanese Daily Sports, etc., Yoshiro Mori, chairman of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee, held an online lecture on the 12th.
Chairman Mori said at this meeting, “From my point of view, I cannot say that this year (to hold the Tokyo Olympics) is difficult.”
The reason was also revealed.
He explained, “It is difficult to extend the period of dispatch as the staff of the Olympic Organizing Committee are dispatched from government departments.”
Even if the majority of the people oppose it, they have expressed their will to promote the event this year.
According to a poll released today by NHK, 38% of Japanese people said, “We have to stop the Olympics” when asked for pros and cons of hosting the Tokyo Olympics, and 39% said “we have to postpone it again.”
Eight out of 10 are against the event this year.
In a poll released by Kyodo News Agency three days ago, 44.8% of Japanese responded that they should cancel their reenactment and 35.3%.
–– Chairman Mori said, “You cannot ignore the poll results, but there are times and conditions for polls.”
He pointed out, “It’s important to see the trend of public opinion, but why do you do a questionnaire on’Should we play the Olympics?'” he pointed out, “I have a question.”
He also said, “I think I will have to watch the infection situation” as to whether foreign audiences are admitted during the Olympics.
Currently, in Japan, an emergency situation related to the spread of Corona 19 has been issued in 11 regions including Osaka, Aichi, and Fukuoka, including the capital Tokyo.
The average number of confirmed cases per day for a week in Japan recently was 6,377.
Up to now, the cumulative number of confirmed cases is 298,172, of which 4,179 have died.
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