In response to the disdain for women by Chairman Mori of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the movement to decline volunteers to support the Games has spread, and by the 10th, at least 500 people have been appointed as runners for the torch relay. Some people are starting to decline.
In the torchbearer, a 57-year-old man who was selected in Fukushima Prefecture, which will start on the 25th of next month, declined to participate because it was unconvincing that the organizing committee and the country were defending Chairman Mori. I found out that I had offered.
According to the Organizing Committee, by the 8th, two people including Mr. Atsushi Tamura of the comedy combination "London Boots No. 1 and No. 2" had declined, so at least the torchbearer who declined related to Chairman Mori's remarks declined. There are 3 people.
In addition, with regard to volunteers who support the operation of the tournament, there is a growing movement to decline urban volunteers who are hired by local governments and provide transportation and sightseeing information to spectators.
▽ In Tokyo, which has the largest number, at least 97 people by the 9th, and by the 10th, ▽ 12 people in Chiba prefecture, ▽ 10 people in Saitama prefecture, etc., and 7 local governments including Tokyo have declined from 126 people in total. I was contacted.
Also, regarding the tournament volunteers who are mainly active in the Olympic Village and competition venues, the Organizing Committee has revealed that about 390 people have declined to participate as of the 8th, and the volunteers involved in the tournament have declined. At least more than 500 people have offered.
Mr. Tsubokura who declined the torchbearer "I have to change my mind about Japan"
Shinji Tsubokura, who offered to decline the participation of the torchbearer in Fukushima Prefecture, said, "I have an atmosphere of defending Chairman Mori as an organization, and I thought that the international community would not be convinced. I was looking forward to it very much, but I thought that I had to change my thinking in Japan in exchange for my dream, so I declined. The Olympic Organizing Committee, including Mr. Mori, apologizes to the international community. In the form, we want Japan to show us how it is changing and give us a decent message. "