China News Service, August 2nd. Singapore’s "Lianhe Zaobao" published a signed article on August 1, analyzing the considerations behind Japan’s postponement of the Tokyo Olympics. The analysis pointed out that the global pandemic of the new crown epidemic "completely ruined" the Tokyo Olympics. ) The original plan was that the Japanese government retained Too with an "extension period". The biggest consideration behind it was not only the hope to minimize economic losses, but also the vague political career of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

　　On July 23, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee released a video at the New National Arena, announcing the start of the countdown to the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics to be held for one year, and the Japanese society has since entered the East Olympics "2020+1" period.

Tokyo, Japan, Japan National Arena, the main venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The construction period of the venue lasted 3 years and was announced to be completed on November 30, 2019. The project cost was 156.9 billion yen (about 1.435 billion US dollars).

　　The main venue of the Tokyo Olympics, the New National Arena, was designed by the famous Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, with 60,000 seats, and took three and a half years to complete. If it weren't for the new crown epidemic that is raging around the world, the grand opening ceremony of the East Olympics has been held, and the stadium is now full of people cheering for athletes. Now the reality is that there are no athletes in the Eastern Olympics stadium, and occasionally passers-by stop and stare at the Olympic buildings.

　　Japan is currently actively preparing for the East Olympics to be held in the summer of 2021. However, the spread of the epidemic is accelerating in some countries, and the cases in Japan have rebounded. In addition, the continuous heavy rains in July caused disasters. Can be held as scheduled.

　　The results of a public opinion survey released by the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) recently showed that 66% of the people believe that East Olympics should be postponed or even suspended. Among the people interviewed, only 26% believed that Japan should insist on hosting the East Olympics; half of the people who proposed to stop the East Olympics believe that if the new crown epidemic continues to spread globally, it must be stopped.

Olympic elements can be seen everywhere in Tokyo, Japan.

The East Olympics can’t be done, it’s not Japan alone

Japan cares about U.S. trends most

　　On July 23, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee released a video at the New National Arena, announcing the restart of the countdown to the opening ceremony of the 2020 East Olympics. The Olympic Organizing Committee invited the Japanese swimmer Chijiang Rikako (20 years old) who defeated leukemia to appear as the protagonist of the video.

　　In the video released by the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee, Chijiang Rikako stood in an empty venue, carrying a lantern with a sacred flame, and said to the camera: "When you want to rise from adversity, you need the power of hope anyway. I hope that today, a year later, the fire of hope will shine here."

　　"Asahi Weekly" quoted a person from the Tokyo Preparatory Committee as saying that the failure of the East Olympics Office is not something that Japan can decide. What Japan cares most about is the development of the United States. The United States has a great influence on the Olympics, mainly because the U.S. television company gives the World Olympic Committee the highest proportion of the cost of broadcasting rights. The World Olympic Committee has to consider this when making decisions.

　　"Asahi Shimbun" commentator Mayama Hitoshi pointed out, "Japan must host the Olympics, and the international situation must not be ignored. At present, Europe and the United States are the hardest hit areas of the new crown epidemic, and they are all major sports countries. Of course, you can also consider hosting a country with a lesser epidemic. Olympics. Europe and the United States do not participate in the simplified version of the Olympics, Japan may win the most Olympic medals, but does it make sense? Conversely, if Japan’s new crown death toll increases, other countries will not dare to send players to participate."

On December 30, 2019 local time, the shape of the Tokyo International Swimming Center in Japan began to take shape, which is the venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Swimming Competition.

　　Japan originally hoped that East Olympics could bring economic benefits

　　The loss of suspension is huge, it is better to postpone for one year

　　Tokyo hosted the 18th Olympic Games in 1964, and more than half a century later, it took over the Olympic flag again. Two years before it was selected to host this sports event, Japan had just experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Island nuclear accident.

　　Before the International Olympic Committee announced the results of the bid, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the voting site in person and said in his speech that what he wanted to restore was the world's confidence in Japan.

　　Abe said: "It is an honor for Japan to hold the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Some people may be worried about (after the disaster) Fukushima (nuclear radiation), but I guarantee that the situation is under control and will not cause adverse effects. We will guarantee it with financial measures. The construction of the stadiums shows the brand-new sports venues, thus confirming our solid execution strength."

　　The article pointed out that the Japanese authorities still have one wish in their efforts to host the Olympics, that is, they hope to use the Olympic power to unite the people and promote economic development. The report issued by the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee estimates that in the 17 years from 2013 to 2030, Japan's national economic benefits will increase by 32 trillion yen. The authorities also determined that the Olympic effect not only comes from the construction of venues and other hardware facilities and the sales of products that drive domestic demand, but also a good publicity platform that can promote the development of tourism and the innovation of new technological products.

　　The article analyzed that after the outbreak of the new crown epidemic, Abe used "postponement" to retain the Olympics, and the biggest consideration behind it is the economy. His decision is to minimize economic losses.

　　The Olympic financial loss report issued by the Honorary Professor Miyamoto Katsuhiro of Kansai University in Japan pointed out that a one-year postponement is the best choice, and the suspension will cause Japan’s economic loss of 4.5 trillion yen; the one-year postponement will cost 640.8 billion days. If it is extended for another year, it will lose another 500 billion yen. "

Data map: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

　　2020 East Olympics name remains unchanged

　　Implied Abe's political considerations?

　　The article stated that the name of the Olympic Games postponed for one year still retains the "2020 Tokyo Olympics". Behind this is not only the reluctance for the existence of the "2020" symbol, but also Abe's political considerations.

　　According to a report by the Mainichi Shimbun a few days ago, Abe had a telephone meeting with the President of the International Olympic Committee Bach on March 24 to discuss the postponement of the East Olympics. He had already told the surrounding Japanese officials, "There is a delay. The year can continue to be called 2020. If it is postponed to 2022, then 2020 cannot be retained."

　　Abe's remarks are considered to imply that Eastern Olympics can only be extended by one year at most. The article believes that Abe's term as prime minister will end in September 2021, and the extension of Eastern Olympics to the summer of 2021 at the latest will definitely "draw a perfect ending" for his political career.

　　The decision to maintain the name of the East Olympics also gave the organizers a sigh of relief because there is no need to make changes to the existing East Olympics related products and promotional posters.

On the evening of March 30, local time, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee held a press conference in Tokyo, announcing that the Japanese government, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee have jointly decided that the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be held in July 2021. Opening on the 23rd and August 24th. The picture shows the Olympic countdown card on the streets of Tokyo restarting the timer.

　　"Lite version" of East Austrian brewing

　　No audience affects the atmosphere and also affects ticket revenue

　　After the postponement of the East Olympics, based on the consideration of the new crown epidemic, Tokyo proposed to host the Olympics in a "simplified" format. The idea included reducing the audience at the opening and closing ceremonies.

　　Toshiaki Endo, vice chairman of the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee, said in an interview a few days ago: “It is impossible for the East Olympics to achieve the scale before the outbreak in a year.”

　　He pointed out that there are about 15,000 Eastern Olympic players alone. When foreign players and related persons enter the country, they not only need to be tested for the new crown virus, but they must also arrange separate training venues. The number of spectators in the venue must also be controlled. Although no spectators are good for epidemic prevention, as the host country, Japan hopes to have spectators to watch the game and drive the atmosphere.

　　Fumiyoshi Kaneko, a professor in the Department of Industrial Sociology at Ritsumeikan University who studies the Olympics mode, believes that “Before the outbreak, there were an estimated 7.8 million spectators in Took and 2.3 million for the Paralympics. As the epidemic continues to raging, such numbers are not conducive to epidemic prevention. Japan. Epidemic prevention must be done well and more comprehensive testing is the top priority."

　　Japan's current affairs news weekly "AERA" reported that the last Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil attracted 537,727 foreigners to watch the games, 168,615 in Europe, 104,940 in North America, 190,000 in South America, and 40,499 in Asia. Experts believe that the atmosphere of the scene is very important. A game without spectators will result in a dull situation and make it difficult for athletes to enter the climax of the competition. In addition, the absence of ticket revenue also affects fiscal revenue and expenditure.

On March 4, local time, in Osaka, Japan, a worker showed off the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic gold medals produced by the Japanese Mint.

　Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee invites experts to discuss epidemic prevention details

　　IOC: Limiting the number of spectators is too early

　　In order to prevent and control the epidemic, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee invited experts to discuss the details of epidemic prevention at the stadium. They have begun to observe and refer to spectator schedules, such as the professional baseball league and professional football games held in July. In these events, social distancing measures are implemented, spectators are arranged to watch the game at seats one metre apart, and loud cheers are prohibited.

　　In addition, Japanese manufacturers were also invited to participate in the experiment, sending their robot cheerleaders to the scene to cheer up the players and create the atmosphere of the game. The humanoid robot Pepper of Japanese telecommunications company Softbank and the robot dog Spot developed by Boston Dynamics are expected to become technological pets in the East Olympics.

　　When the International Olympic Committee held an online meeting on July 17, Chairman Bach pointed out that if the number of spectators is reduced, "it will also be due to the security measures of entry and exit restrictions and quarantine measures next year. At present, it is still not necessary to talk about this (simplification of Eastern Olympics) issue. It's too early."

　　The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee has finalized the 17-day schedule, there will be 33 big matches and 339 small matches. These games will be held in 42 venues in Tokyo and another eight cities in Japan. The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee and other departments stated that in the future, they will continue to step up research on epidemic prevention countermeasures and introduce the new normal of epidemic prevention into a series of events. While maintaining social distance, it is also very likely to consider limiting the number of spectators.

　　The Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee previously sold about 4.48 million tickets for the East Olympics through the official website. Taking into account that spectators who have purchased tickets may not be able to watch the games on schedule, the authorities have allowed refunds.