An organization created by the national qualification "National Interpreter Guide" that provides tourist guides to foreigners has asked the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito for support, saying that income has decreased significantly due to the effects of the new coronavirus.
"National licensed guide" is a national qualification that introduces tourist guides and Japanese culture in foreign languages for a fee. On the 13th, two groups made up of licensed guides visited the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and requested the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. I handed over the calligraphy.
According to a survey conducted by one of these groups on 1,000 people, 79.8% of the 489 respondents had almost zero income as an interpreter guide last year. ..
For this reason, in the request form, it is said that there are cases where work opportunities are almost eliminated due to the prolonged influence of the new corona, and there are cases where it is forced to change jobs or close the business, and benefits for individual business owners who have already been paid We are requesting that we continue this year as well.
Mie Matsumoto, President of the Japan Federation of Certified Guides and Interpreters, who submitted the request, said, "We are in the third year of having no work due to the influence of the new corona, and we are reaching the financial and mental limits. I am worried that there will be a shortage of interpreter guides when inbound returns due to an increase in business closures. "