Organized by the convention, there is no re-acting as the question continues whether the Tokyo Summer Olympics, which was postponed for one year due to coronavirus infection-19 (Corona 19), will be held next year.

To the Muto City, the secretary-general of the Organizing Committee of the Tokyo Olympics, via online briefing on the 23rd, said, “We are already receiving the same questions from many people, but the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the Paralympic Games will be held from July to September 2021. There is. "

Amid the global pandemic of Corona 19, the Japanese government and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) agreed last month to postpone the Tokyo Olympics, which were scheduled to open in July this year.

However, the spread continues, and the situation in Japan is particularly serious, and there are constant concerns about whether it will be held next year.

Japan expanded the emergency that was declared in seven regions earlier this month to the whole country on the 16th.

"No one can predict when the virus will end. There is enough time until July next year," Muto said. "I think Japan and other governments will overcome the virus."

He also said, "Shinzo Abe proposed to delay the contest within a year. I think the nature of the Olympics will change after two years."

Recently, an infection has also occurred inside the organ.

Mr. Muto explained that the employee is recovering from his home and that he has worked at home for two weeks before the infection is confirmed, so there are not many close contacts.

He also said, "90% of the organization's employees are telecommuting and remote work is progressing smoothly."

In recent years, the IOC and Japan's struggles over the additional costs associated with postponing the competition are also in full swing.

On the 20th, the IOC announced on the website Q & A corner that "Abe Prime Minister Abe agreed that Japan will continue to pay for the terms of the existing agreement for the competition."

When the statement was released with the intention that the Japanese side would pay an additional fee, the government and the organizing committee came to the fore, and the IOC deleted the content and replaced it in other words.

"I think the content of the website wasn't appropriate. I exchanged opinions over the phone and the IOC responded quickly," said Muto.