Meeting with Governor Koike, President of Sumo Wrestler “July Place in perfect posture” July 16 19:07
Chairman of the Japan Sumo Association told the governor, Koike of Tokyo, about the July venue where the Kokugikan in Sumida-ku will be held with a spectator saying, "I want to be fully prepared" and infected with the new coronavirus. He showed the idea of thoroughly implementing preventive measures.
The July Sumo Tournament will be held from the 19th of this month, with approximately 2500 people, which is about a quarter of the capacity, at the Kokugikan in Sumida-ku, Tokyo.
The Japanese Sumo Association Chairman Yakaku met with Governor Koike on the 16th at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office. At the beginning, he told the location in July that he "would like to be in a perfect position" and indicated that he would thoroughly implement infection prevention measures.
In response, Governor Koike said, "I hear that the event will take a solid response. I hope it will be a wonderful place in the middle of the new corona measures."
After this, it was closed to the public, and Chairman Yakaku explained to Governor Koike the outline of guidelines that summarize points that wrestlers and spectators should be careful.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government raised four levels of alertness to the most serious expressions on the 15th, and the number of confirmed infections in Tokyo was 286, the highest on the 16th.