Regarding bid rigging related to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics test competitions, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said that it is important to gain the support of the public in order to realize the bid for the 2030 Winter Games in Sapporo. I showed the idea of ​​watching over.

Seiko Hashimoto, former minister in charge of the Liberal Democratic Party, who served as chairman of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee, said on the 1st that it would be extremely difficult to bid for the 2030 Winter Games in Sapporo after the bid-rigging incident. I showed the recognition that it is in



In connection with this, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno stated at a press conference after the cabinet meeting that if the fraudulent conduct in the bidding is true and there is a problem arising from the governance system of the Organizing Committee, a large-scale international In order to make the operation of the tournament more transparent, he indicated that the project team set up in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in November will consider how to deal with it.



After that, the reporters asked about the government's stance on hosting the Games in Sapporo. First of all, it is important to gain the support of the people.The government will keep an eye on the bidding activities."