Controversy: 2020 Tokyo Olympics

There are so many websites on basically any topic nowadays, and it is not always the best idea to trust and use some of them as resources. These are some characteristics of good and bad websites: Good websites ・up to date information ・citations in articles that are trust worthy ・easy to understand/simple interface that is effective in showing information ・visuals that support ・information of the editor ・does not attack specific person or groups  (having different ideas and expressing is OK, but the way it is expressed should be put in consideration) ・easy to understand and cannot be interpreted in a different way example: GameBids.com.Your leading Olympic Bid Site.Retrieved June 29,2017,from https://gamebids.com/eng/ Bad websites ・old information ・no citation, or citations from untrustworthy sites ・messed up, and/or difficult to understand interface ・no information of the editor ・little or no visuals for support ・uses offensive language ・strongly denies sp...

Q1. How will the Olympic village will be used for after the Olympic? Q2. What can we learn from the previous Olympics held in Japan? Q3. Who will pay for the expensive facilities after the Olympic? Q4. Not only constructing the stadium, Olympics-related construction will also require a massive labor force. Will Japan have to import workers? Q5. Will Japan going to make change of traffic signs for foreigner tourists? Q6.  Are there any opportunities for the general public to participate in the Olympic? Q7. What are the requirements for volunteers? Q8. Will there be rewards for volunteers? Q9. About how much Olympic committee will opens position to Olympic-related labor? Q10. What is a  "Vacation rental" which is rapidly increasing up to the Tokyo Olympic? Q.11 In what ways will the 2020 Olympic help Tokyo? Q12. What kind of new sports does IOC decided to set for 2020 Olympic? Q13. Will the Tok...

Q1. How will the Olympic village will be used for after the Olympic? Tokyo has explicit that two high-rise condominiums are going to be built at the remained site. Olympic village will become a city with 10,000 population and there will be 6000 sale lots or rental unit. YOMIURI ONLINE 都、五輪後の選手村跡地に超高層タワー建設構想 2014/12/20 http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/olympic/2020/20141219-OYT1T50116.html 日経ビジネス　 オリンピックの本当の“効果”は、閉会式の後に現れる　 野地 秩嘉 2013 年 9 月 13 日（金） http://business.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/topics/20130912/253313/ Q2. What can we learn from the previous Olympics held in Japan? The real challenge begins at the end of the Olympic. How will we continue to use the expensive stadiums when the Olympic is over? Let's look over how the 1964 Tokyo Olympic facilities are use nowadays. 1. Kokuritsukyougijou: Here at Kokuritsukyougijou, both opening and closing ceremony were conducted. Soccer, horsemanship,...

The next perspective is from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.  *Please note that all perspectives are imaginations based on true circumstances or events. -------------------------------------------------- The city of Tokyo is very excited about the Tokyo Olympics for various reasons. First, it will be a great opportunity to show Japan (or Tokyo, specifically) to the world. We are very proud of our public transportation (especially trains), and some tourists from foreign countries said our multi-language speaking vending machines were unique. Also, we are planning to create the medals by collecting precious metal from used smartphones. Second, we are expecting positive economic effects by hosting the Olympics. With more people visiting, there will be more consumption and employment. It will also be a great chance to dispel the reputational damage of Fukushima. And finally, we are looking forward for more people to enjoy sports. Many people lack exercise these days, so i...

The next perspective is from a tourist from America. *Please note that all perspectives are imaginations based on true circumstances or events. -------------------------------------------------- I'm a tourist from America, and I'm planning to visit Japan again in 2020 to watch the Olympic games, and also go sight-seeing around Tokyo. From my first visit, I felt that Japan is a relatively safe country with various types of public transportation, so I'm not so concerned about my next trip, but I do have some things that I'd prefer it changed so that I can have the best experiences. One important suggestion; they should write the public signs in English, and NOT in Japanese in Roman Letters. For example, there is a station called Shinjuku-sanchoume. If you are not a Japanese speaker, you probably won't be able to understand what "sanchoume" means. So, I would like it if all of it is translated, like, "Shinjuku 3rd Street" so that it...

The next perspective is from a worker in a printing company.  *Please note that all perspectives are imaginations based on true circumstances or events. -------------------------------------------------- I work at a printing company, which could be at risk of bankruptcy because of the Tokyo Olympics. The games will be held in many various existing sites, such as the Tokyo Big Site, Makuhari Messe, Saitama Super Arena, Yokohama Stadium, Tokyo International Forum, etc, and at Tokyo Big Site alone, more than 500 events are held annually. These events include business display and negotiation (where it is estimated that 3 trillion yen are being dealt in total), and also the famous Comic Market and other fan events. Because my company specializes in printing dojinshi (magazines created by fans), if the events get canceled due to the Olympics, our main source of income will be lost. Plus, there is no substitute sites in the Greater Tokyo Area,  because most of them is o...

   Below are some questions that we will try to answer through our research: 1. How will the taxes be used? 2. Will public transportation function as it should be with so many people? 3. Will there be enough accommodation facilities for both tourists and citizens? 4. Will all the sites be ready in time? 5. Why did the budget surge up all the sudden? 6. About how much of the citizens of Tokyo actually don't want the Olympics in their city? 7. What will happen to events that were planned to be held in existing sites? 8. Where will all the sites be? How far will it be from Tokyo? 9. Will the games result in an economic plus overall or a minus? 10. How exactly will the legacy of the Olympics be used? 11. Why did Tokyo become a candidate in the first place? 12. What can be changed so that foreigners can feel more comfortable during their trip? 13. What are predicted consequences? 14. What can we learn from the previous Olympics? 15. Why are less cities wanting to h...

   There are many opinions about the Tokyo Olympic controversies, from positive to negative, or neither. Some are looking forward for it, others are worried or totally disagree with having the games in Tokyo, and of course, there are many other voices as well. In this post and the following three posts, I will introduce you to four different voices by stepping into their shoes, based on some background information.    The perspectives I will present are: 1. company worker living in Tokyo (this post) 2. printing company 3. tourist from America 4. Tokyo Metropolitan Government -------------------------------------------------- I am a citizen of Tokyo, and I am not so enthusiastic about having the games in Tokyo. First, like the governor of Tokyo announced the other day, our taxes will be used. There are way too many other places to spend money on, like establishing more preschools, and ensuring pension. Second, since large number of people are expect...

   We are university students in Japan studying about controversial issues, and we chose the Tokyo Olympics as our topic.    There are many controversies relating to the up coming 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The committee holds numerous problems such as plagiarism, over budget, lack of sites, and so on. Although people have been longing for the Olympic games to be held in Tokyo again, the project is proceeding with difficulties since the project kicked in to gear after the announcement by the IOC.    We are going to focus on three specific controversies; safety, sites, and symbols, and will introduce and discuss about them from various perspectives. So, what do we need to get done before the games start? ------------------------------ posted by moe