Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Jeong Jo talks about the possibility of canceling the Tokyo Olympic

“If a large number of major players cannot come, the IOC can’t help but think about it.”

Shimomura Hakubun Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Jeongjo
Shimomura Hakubun Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Jeongjo

[도쿄 EPA=연합뉴스 자료사진] 2014.09.03

(Tokyo = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Ho-joon = Shimomura Hakubun, Chairman of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party’s Political Affairs Chairman, discussed the possibility of canceling the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games, which are scheduled to be held this summer.

On the 4th, Chairman Jeongjo Shimomura appeared on BS11, a satellite broadcasting channel in Japan, on whether the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be held. Mentioned, Jiji said.

Chairman Jeongjo is one of the four roles of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, along with the secretary, elections committee chair, and general affairs chairman.

Chairman Jeongjo Shimomura said, “It could be an option” for the government’s consideration in the direction of not accepting foreign spectators during the July-September Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games.

On the 18th of January, he appeared on satellite broadcasting BS Nittere and said, “The end of March is a standard for the timing of judging whether the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games will be held.”

Meanwhile, it is reported that the Japanese government is in a position to hold the Tokyo Olympics, which will begin on July 23, as scheduled, even if it does not accept foreign audiences considering the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19).

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