Presentation of disagreement with the Tokyo Olympic in 2020

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<Disagree> The people who experienced the big earthquake

(Background)

The problem of the nuclear power plant or the earthquake disaster reconstruction was concerned before the invitation. Also, not only the big earthquake influence but also the economy will be concerned.

 

              Although the Japanese government invited and was elected as the place of the Olympic in 2020, I think that this decision is definitely bad. Japan should invest money to recover the Tohoku area and the disposal of the nuclear power plant before the invitation to the Tokyo Olympic. The priority to Tokyo Olympic has the risk of delaying the recovery of the Tohoku area. As the time passes, the lack of the workers will happen.

 

Also, not only the earthquake but also the economy may alternate. The economic benefit caused by the Tokyo Olympic must be unsustainable. For example, in the previous Tokyo Olympic in 1964, after the peak of economy came in this year, the economy started to recess year by year. Tokyo needs to reconstruct the infrastructure whether it is related to the Tokyo Olympics or not.

 

In addition, the risk of the terrorism, the deterioration of the public security and the heavy traffic jams are also concerned. And, the number of the people who speaks English or the interpreters is small compared to the other developed countries. The lack of the place which introduces the barrier-free facilities or the tour guides also have the bad influence on the foreigners who watch the sports in Tokyo Olympics.

 

From these points of view, Japan should be realistic when thinking of the Olympics as the major tools to recover the economy. Japan should prepare in ways which is simple and effective when they prepare for the Tokyo Olympics to keep the economy and the recovery of the disaster area protected and dealt with.

Thank you.