It was found that Hiroshima Prefecture and the city will share the entire cost of guarding Bach, the chairman of the IOC = International Olympic Committee, who visited Hiroshima last month.
The prefecture and city asked the Games Organizing Committee to bear the costs, but they were not accepted.
Prior to the Tokyo Olympics, IOC President Bach visited the Peace Park in Hiroshima City on the 16th of last month and said at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, "There is no peace without much solidarity in society. The Tokyo Olympics will lead to a more peaceful future. It will be the light of hope. "
According to the prefecture and city, the prefecture and the city will share the entire amount of about 3.79 million yen, including the cost of entrusting security and the cost of installing a fence to prevent the invasion of suspicious persons, in total for the security of Chairman Bach. It means that it was decided to do.
The prefecture and city consulted with the Games Organizing Committee prior to President Bach's visit and asked to pay for security, but they were not accepted.
A person in charge of the prefecture told NHK that "the decision was made after discussions between the three parties, and we decided that it was an appropriate expenditure that could be understood by the citizens of the prefecture."
In addition, the person in charge of the city said, "I asked for and requested the burden, but it was refused, so the burden is unavoidable."
The prefecture and city have requested Bach's visit for several years.