Tokyo Olympics additional cost IOC will bear most of the burden on the Japanese side

Additional costs for the Tokyo Olympics IOC bears most of the burden on the Japanese side April 21 12:33

Regarding the additional cost of holding the Tokyo Olympic Games, which was postponed next year due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the IOC = International Olympic Committee has clarified its stance to demand most of the burden from the Japanese side.

Due to the spread of the infection, the Tokyo Olympics will be postponed for one year and will start on July 23 next year, and the additional cost due to the postponement is expected to be several hundred billion yen.

On the 20th, the IOC posted the answers to questions from the media regarding the postponement of the tournament on its website. Among them, regarding the additional costs for postponing the tournament, "Prime Minister Abe agrees that Japan will continue to bear the costs according to the current contract conditions and the IOC will be responsible for sharing the costs." I answered.

On the other hand, IOC also announced that the burden will be "hundreds of millions of dollars = tens of billions of yen in Japanese yen", and made it clear that the Japanese side would demand most of the burden.

Also, if the situation where the infection can not be expected to continue to converge, he said, "It is very clear that the Japanese side can not manage the tournament beyond next summer," regarding the postponement of the tournament to 2022. , Showed that it is difficult to postpone further.

The reasons for this are that the Olympic Village has already started contracts with the people who will move in after the tournament, and the postponement of the tournament will require a large labor cost.

Chief Cabinet Secretary “Additional cost No fact agreed

At the press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kan said, "There is no fact that we have agreed on additional costs. The costs required for postponement will be met at the meeting between the IOC and the Organizing Committee held on the 16th. The Japanese side and the Japanese side jointly confirmed that handling the effects of postponement, including costs, was a common issue, and agreed that they would agree to further evaluation and discussion in the future. I would like to keep an eye on the status of examinations by the IOC, the Organizing Committee, and Tokyo. "

Hashimoto Olympics "IOC announcement surprised"

At the press conference, the Minister for Olympic and Paralympic Games Hashimoto said, "There is no fact that we have agreed on such additional costs. The costs required for postponement will be jointly evaluated and discussed by the Japanese side, including the IOC and the Organizing Committee. We will continue to look at the status of discussions by the IOC, the Organizing Committee, and Tokyo. "

He said, "I attended a telephone conference between Prime Minister Abe and IOC Chairman Bach, but none of those expenses were on the agenda. The announcement of the IOC was a surprise to me."

Governor of Koike "I want to confirm"

Governor Koike of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government told reporters at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, saying, "Since the situation has changed by country, how will the three parties, the country, Tokyo, and the Organizing Committee, pay for the postponement of the tournament? We are proceeding with scrutiny. "

Then, the other day, after clarifying that I had spoken to the Coordination Coordinator, who is in charge of the Tokyo Olympic Games at the IOC = International Olympic Committee, by phone, "The Coat Chairman did not say that the Japanese side is boring." I want to confirm it from now on. "