Cabinet decision on a holiday move bill following the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics Government 9:13 on May 29

With the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, the government decided on a bill on 29th that three holidays will be transferred, such as "Sports Day" on July 23 next year when the opening ceremony will be held.

To avoid congestion in the transportation of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the government has shifted three holidays, including the opening day, which was scheduled for July 24, as "Sports Day."

However, as the tournament was postponed for one year, the government decided to amend the law to make the opening ceremony next year a holiday.

In the amendment, Thursday, 22nd July, the day before the opening ceremony will be "Sea Day", Friday, 23rd, the opening day will be "Sports Day", and Sunday, 8th, the closing day will be "Mountain Day". I am going to "day".

As a result, next year we will have 4 consecutive holidays from 22 to 25 July, and 3 consecutive holidays from the day before the closing ceremony and from Saturday, August 7 to transfer holidays on 9th.

Regarding the amendment, the government initially planned to set August 9th, which is the day after the closing ceremony, as "Mountain Day", but the Liberal Democratic Party expressed the opinion that it would be unfavorable to celebrate the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. There is a background.

The government is aiming to pass a revised bill at the current Diet session.