Regarding the National Stadium, which was used as the main stadium for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, the national government announced a basic policy of leaving the track and field track, which was originally planned to be demolished, and starting operation by a private business operator from the year after next. Did.
However, the government will continue to cover the deficit in maintenance costs with public funds up to about 1 billion yen per year.
The Japan Sports Agency has announced a new basic policy for the operation of the National Stadium. , the operation and management by the private sector will start.
However, the maintenance cost of the National Stadium is in the red, and the burden of the national government to compensate for the deficit this year is expected to be about 1.3 billion yen.
Therefore, even after the operation by a private business operator begins, the government will bear the deficit of maintenance costs up to about 1 billion yen per year.
In addition, the government plans to continue to bear the rent of about 1.1 billion yen to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, which owns the land.
Regarding this, the Japan Sports Agency explains, "This is so that private business operators can make proposals for entry with peace of mind."
On the other hand, the track and field track, which was originally planned to be demolished in order to make it a stadium dedicated to ball games, has decided to hold the world championships in track and field in 2025, and private businesses have requested to set up venues for concerts. Considering that there was an opinion that it was necessary for the purpose, we changed the original policy and officially decided to leave the track.
In addition to soccer and rugby matches of the Japanese national team and large-scale concerts, we will encourage the use of sports classes for children and school events.