【Title】Japanese people jointly signed the decision of the Tokyo Olympics, worried about the risk of public safety.
Introduction] The Japanese people have expressed strong concerns about the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. 240,000 Japanese people have signed a petition to stop holding the Olympics in order to protect the health of residents. People believe that Olympic funds should be used to control the epidemic and speed up vaccination, rather than risking the Olympics. In the face of public pressure, can Japan listen to public opinion and take corresponding measures?
Recently, Japan's decision to continue to host the Tokyo Olympics has caused dissatisfaction among the Japanese people. According to Japanese media reports, 240,000 Japanese people have jointly demanded that the Olympic Games be stopped, believing that this decision ignores public opinion and endangers public safety.
*The campaign was initiated by the former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations and received support from more than 240,000 people in just two days. From the perspective of residents' health, the arrival of foreign personnel should be reduced and the Tokyo Olympics should be stopped. They questioned whether they valued international impact and face over the lives of their own citizens.
One person appealed online: "The funds for hosting the Olympics should be used to help people fight the epidemic and speed up the progress of vaccination, not to increase the risk of new crown infection." * argues that hosting the Olympics will only increase the chances of people contracting the coronavirus and put citizens in a more dangerous environment.
Previously, Japan** has made two restrictions on people entering the Olympic Games, announcing that it will no longer accept foreign tourists, but only allow people related to the Olympics to enter the country. Japan** has also reduced the size of its participating teams, reducing the number of people accompanying each country by nearly two-thirds. Although it has been announced that the Tokyo Olympics will be held "behind closed doors", in the past 30 days, many countries around the world have been infected with cases of the Indian variant, which has further exacerbated the Japanese public's worries and panic about the Olympics.
In addition to the risk of the epidemic, the recent epidemic situation in Japan has also worried the public. According to reports, the number of new cases on the 7th reached a staggering 6,062, breaking a record of nearly 100 days. Japan** has extended the state of emergency in Hyogo Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Tokyo Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture and other regions until the end of May, and two places have entered new states of emergency. In addition, there are eight regions where the lockdown is less than the state of emergency. People are worried that when a large number of people from abroad pour in Tokyo, the epidemic will become an "epidemic bomb" like India.
With less than two months to go before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, the president of the National Olympic Committee** has postponed his visit to Japan, further deepening the fear of the Japanese people. The Japanese people are full of expectations and anxieties about whether they can listen to public opinion and take corresponding measures to ensure public safety.
Conclusion] The Japanese people have expressed strong concerns about the decision of the Tokyo Olympics. They demanded that the Olympics be stopped in order to protect the health and public safety of residents. In the face of pressure from the public, whether the decision can be reconsidered and measures taken to control the epidemic and protect people's health has become the focus of attention. The controversy highlights the risks and dilemmas of hosting large-scale international events in the context of the pandemic, and also raises deep reflections on public safety and the balance of national interests.