Request for alternative facilities such as big site companies that can not be used for postponing the Olympics 11:54 on June 11
Due to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the use of the Tokyo Big Sight, which is used as a media center, has been severely restricted, making it impossible to use it as an exhibition venue, etc. I asked the capital to construct an exhibition space.
Tokyo Big Sight, located in Koto Ward, Tokyo, is the largest convention facility in Japan with an exhibition hall and meeting rooms. It is used as a base for domestic and overseas media at the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Although the tournament has been postponed for one year, the "East Exhibition Hall", which occupies about half of the facility, will not be available until next autumn after the tournament because the broadcasting equipment remains installed.
Regarding this, 572 companies, such as companies and organizations that have participated in exhibitions so far, have recently requested the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to build a temporary exhibition space as a substitute facility, together with the signatures of approximately 2800 people who support it. Did.
According to the company that made the request, the exhibition will have to be canceled or reduced in size, resulting in a decrease in sales of 50,000 companies in total.
"Exhibition at the exhibition is the largest sales venue for SMEs that do not have a sales network nationwide. I would like to ask for a solution." It was
On the other hand, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said, "I understand the difficult situation for small and medium-sized enterprises. I would like to do my best to develop the sales channels for the enterprises as much as possible."