The schedule for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics is approaching six months, but the possibility of cancellation is drawing more attention than the preparation situation.
It has long been pointed out that it is difficult to hold the Olympics this year due to the spread of’Corona 19′.
The Japanese government, the organizing committee, and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) all denied the report.
However, there are also signs that the theory of cancellation of the Olympics, which has been taboo so far, will be a chance to come out in a sunny way.
Toshio Nakagawa (中川俊男), chairman of the Japanese Medical Association, said that it is not possible to accommodate foreign patients in terms of medical care capabilities in connection with hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
According to Kyodo News on the 23rd, Chairman Nakagawa said at a lecture held in Tokyo the day before that it is “not possible” to accommodate foreign patients unless the situation under pressure on the medical provision system improves.
He said, “It’s a great number just by means of goodwill. It is not possible to say whether it is acceptable in a situation where medical collapse is frequent,” he said. “It is separate that vaccines function dramatically, special drugs are released in a hurry, and such excitement occurs.” .
Chairman Nakagawa presupposed that “there is no intention to mention whether the Japanese Medical Association can be held at this time,” but it is an aspect that puts weight on the theory of cancellation because it pointed out realistic difficulties.
The urgent Japanese government abandoned the goal of a’complete Olympics’ and even took out a prescription for a drastic drug called’held without spectators’.
A Japanese government official said that it was reviewing three measures, such as’no upper limit,’ ‘50% reduction,’ and’no audience,’ regarding the plan to accommodate audiences in the stadium, and emphasized that Japan is moving to host the Olympics. The newspaper reported on the 23rd.
However, it is expected that the holding of non-audience will hurt Japan.
According to the Tokyo Newspaper, Katsuhiro Miyamoto, an emeritus professor at Kansai University (theoretical economics), said that if the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games were held without spectators, the economic loss would amount to approximately 2,433.3 billion yen (25,7 trillion won). It was announced the day before.
The loss is less than canceling, but it is likely to be an honor with only wounds.
According to an estimate made in March last year, the economic loss in case of cancellation was 4,5151 billion yen (about 48.01 trillion won).
The launch of the US administration by Joe Biden can be seen as a bad news for Japan, who wishes to host the Olympics.
Former President Donald Trump, who is close to Abe, saved Abe from a crisis last year by proposing a plan to postpone the Olympics for a year, but it is unclear whether President Biden, who values quarantine, will give a favorable message regarding the hosting of the event.
The Nihon Keizai newspaper (Nikkei) diagnosed that until March this year, when the torch relay is scheduled to begin, it is necessary to give direction in relation to the Olympic hosting issue, and there are many obstacles to overcome.
In the meantime, the organizing committee is considering a plan to withhold the torch relay in areas where an emergency has been declared due to Corona 19, Nikkei said.
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide said earlier that the emergency will be lifted by the end of the 7th of next month, but it can be seen as a measure with the possibility of an extension.
Tokyo Olympics (Photo = Yonhap News)
