Secretary General Nikai “With the spread of the corona
If it’s impossible, you have to quit.”
Kono’s executive “may be unattended.”
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It is expected that Japan’s leading politicians mentioned the possibility of canceling the Tokyo Olympics with less than 100 days left or the possibility of holding the Olympics without spectators. There are observations that the leadership of the ruling powers re-discussed whether the Olympics were held or whether spectators were allowed.
According to Kyodo News on the 15th, secretary Toshihiro Nikai, the second leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said on the TBS CS broadcast on the 15th, if the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) spreads further, “If it is impossible to say, (Tokyo Olympics), you must quit. It is done” he said. It is shocking to see the possibility of cancellation of the Olympics, which kicks off on July 23, this year, by Chief Executive Secretary of the ruling party Yoshihide Suga, the first contributor to the inauguration of the cabinet.
Taro Kono mentioned the possibility that the Tokyo Olympics will be held without spectators. He said on TV Asahi that day, “it will be a different way from the regular Olympics,” and “it could be a no-going audience” regarding the Tokyo Olympics.
Initially, Japan decided to enter the Olympics without foreign spectators and only Koreans. The spectator ceiling will be finalized after May. According to the Asahi Shimbun, the Japanese government and the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games Organizing Committees, etc., will temporarily conclude the basic policy regarding the spectator cap, which will be announced during this month, but it is being coordinated in such a way that it may vary depending on the situation of the spread of Corona 19.
In this situation, the reason for the cancellation or non-audience talks is that the recent spread of Corona 19 is unusual. Less than a month after the emergency was lifted, the 4th epidemic is showing. According to NHK, a total of 4,312 corona19 confirmed cases in Japan on the previous day (as of 10:30 pm) were counted. It is the first time since January 28 (4,133) that the number of new confirmed cases in Japan has risen to 4,000 per day, when an emergency was in effect in 11 large areas across the country, including Tokyo and Osaka.
In particular, the Kansai region, mainly Osaka, where the mutant virus has spread, is leading the rapid increase. There were 591 new confirmed cases in Tokyo, but 1,130 were confirmed in Osaka Prefecture, the highest number. Hyogo Prefecture, adjacent to Osaka, also recorded more than 500 confirmed cases for the first time on this day.
For this reason, it is pointed out that the’critical measures such as widespread neglect’ applied in the pre-declaration stage of an emergency situation in Osaka, etc., from the 5th, are not functioning properly.
Prime Minister Suga said at a plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 14th that he would respond with a strong sense of vigilance as it is rapidly spreading around the Kansai region, saying, “It is not a situation where there is a big wave across the country.”
/ Reporter Kihyuk Kim [email protected]
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