+ What is the cost of moving to next summer and who pays?

According to experts, to which the news agency Reuters refers, the move could cost the organizer the equivalent of around SEK 60 billion. That's about half the total cost so far for the Olympics. Katsuhiro Miyamoto, professor of economics at Kansai University in Osaka, says that most of the sum, around SEK 39 billion, comes from actual costs, such as arena maintenance, reprinting of marketing materials and hiring of officials. The rest comes from a wider blow to the economy at large.

International Olympic Committee chairman Thomas Bach has said that the delay will mean additional costs for everyone.

Who will pay for the move seems to be a later problem, even though the Canadian CBC is in the process of becoming the most likely Japanese taxpayer.

+ What do the sponsors say?

Japanese sponsors, who have paid a record high of SEK 30 billion to be associated with the games, have complained about the uncertainty surrounding the postponement of the championship. Unlike global Olympic sponsors, most Japanese companies have only signed a one-year contract.

- We need to negotiate whether our current contract can be extended or whether it needs to be redone with additional costs, says a sponsor representative.

- It is not even certain that we will retain the rights.

+ What happens to the arenas?

The agreements with arenas and other places that are intended to be used during the Olympics must also be renegotiated. For example, the Tokyo Big Sight, a huge exhibition hall in the eastern part of the city, was booked as a media center for thousands of journalists.

It's unclear if Big Sight, which is owned by the government, will be available next year. The meeting place already has 50 bookings starting in April and calls for another 200, according to spokesman Mayumi Inoue.

She believes that it is not possible to make room for the Olympics if other events are in progress.

- It has to be one or the other.

Meiji Jingu Stadium, the home arena for baseball team Tokyo Yakult Swallows, was supposed to store equipment during the games. The team had planned to play their matches at Tokyo Dome, home of rival Yomiuri Giants, between July and early September, but are now investigating if that is still the case.

Another team from the area, Yokohama Baystars, had arranged to play their home games elsewhere - including Niigata, 35 miles away - because the team's arena would be used for Olympic baseball. Baystar's spokesman says the team is talking to the union about the game schedule.

+ What happens to the Olympic Village?

The Olympic Village, which is built to house over 10,000 athletes, is likely to cause a lot of headaches. After the games, the Olympic village would be converted into apartments, which have already been sold.

- I still don't know what will happen. It would be worrying if the Olympic Village was used for an extended period of time without our consent, says a woman who bought an apartment with her husband.

Sales and display of the apartments have been canceled for the time being.

+ Do purchased tickets also apply next year?

Around 4.5 million tickets have been sold to the Olympics, and another 970,000 to the Paralympics. The organizer has not yet decided what will happen to the tickets, although Japanese media have reported that they will be valid next year as well.

The organizer in Tokyo has about 3,500 officials, many of them from the government or various sponsoring companies.

- Many of the temporary staff want to return to their own organizations, so this will affect their motivation, says one source.

The launch of the Olympics also hit the hotels hard, which has already been hit by the corona virus.

- The sales tap is brutal, says hotel owner Shigeki Kitahara.

Since reservations are often made in a very good time, it is difficult for the owners to quickly change their plans, he says.

- It's a real blow to the stomach.

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