The Japan Sports Agency subsidizes up to 25 million yen per game as a support measure for nationwide sports events such as professional baseball and the J League, which were forced to hold games without spectators due to the state of emergency. Was founded and started accepting applications from the 4th.
The support measures established by the Japan Sports Agency are for nationwide sports events that are held without spectators, postponed or canceled in areas where emergency declarations and "priority measures such as prevention of spread" have been issued. ..
The target period is after January 8th, when the second state of emergency was declared, and the cancellation fee for labor costs such as fees and security associated with ticket refunds, and consumables such as leaflets that were planned to be distributed. It means that a subsidy will be provided for the price of.
The amount of payment is up to 25 million yen per game if the game is held or canceled without spectators at the request of the government or local government in the area where the state of emergency is declared, and 1 in other cases. The upper limit is 10 million yen per game.
In response to the state of emergency and requests from local governments, there were a number of cases in which players were forced to hold games without spectators in professional baseball and the J.League, and there were calls for support.
Applications will be accepted from the 4th until the 16th of next month.