Controversy: 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Q11. Why did Tokyo become candidate? A11. There are several reasons, but some are: to show technology, improve Fukushima's reputation, economical growth 東京オリンピックのメリットとデメリットまとめ！経済効果や具体例は？. (201, August 19). Retrieved July 26, 2017, from http://olm2020.jp/285.html 東京オリンピックパラリンピック大会計画. Retrieved July 26, 2017, from https://tokyo2020.jp/jp/games/plan/ ________________________________________ Q12. What can be changed so that foreigners can feel more comfortable during their trip? A12. From the answers of the survey, transportation. road signs and maps, and restaurants are first in priority to solve. Station maps are difficult to read and understand, some road signs and maps are still only in Japanese, and at restaurants, menus are not fully translated, and employees are not always confident with other languages ________________________________________ Q13. What are predicted consequences? A13. Budgets are high, there might be less economic effects as predicted, gap betw...

Q6. About how much of the citizens of Tokyo actually don't want the Olympics in their city? A6. We will continue gathering answers from our survey. ________________________________________ Q7. What will happen to events that were planned to be held in existing sites? A7. There has been no alternative options so far, but there is a campaign 2020 会場問題 | 署名特設サイト. (n.d.). Retrieved July 26, 2017, from https://2020event.tokyo/ Okada.4/26にビッグサイト会場問題が重要局面を迎えます. (2017, April 14). Retrieved July 26, 2017, from http://kokoro.eikou.com/archives/845 ________________________________________ Q8. Where will all the sites be? How far will it be from Tokyo? A8. Tokyo, Saitama, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Chiba, Hokkaido, Miyagi. To go to Hokkaido from Tokyo, it takes at least an hour and half with plane. 東京オリンピックパラリンピック. (n.d.). オリンピック会場一覧. Retrieved July 26, 2017, from https://tokyo2020.jp/jp/games/venue/olympic/ Hiroya, T. (2017, July 1). 東京オリンピック　競技会場. Retrieved July 26, 2017, from h...

Q1. How will the taxes be used? A1. sites, athlete dormitories, labor cost, security, advertisement, etc. 東京五輪の費用はどこからでているの？理解する３つのポイント. (2015, June 5). Retrieved July 26, 2017, from http://labori.jp/economic-situation/olympic/1956 NHK. (2013, December 7). ホントはいくら？東京五輪にかかるお金. Retrieved July 26, 2017, from http://www.nhk.or.jp/fukayomi/maru/2013/131207.html ________________________________________ Q2. Will public transportation function as it should with so many people? A2. probably will not in current system; alternatives are planned, like changing how people work, and creating a special net work Bureau of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Preparation. (2017, May 18). 輸送計画の状況. Retrieved July 26, 2017, from https://www.2020games.metro.tokyo.jp/taikaijyunbi/torikumi/yusou/index.html Sankei. (2017, July 24). 「テレワーク・デイ」９００団体一斉実施、東京五輪を見据え交通混雑緩和　普及へは手探り. Retrieved July 26, 2017, from http://www.sankei.com/economy/news/170724/ecn1707240017-n1.html ______________________...

First of all, thank you for taking the time to participate in my survey. For the first question "Did you know that Japan is recruiting volunteers for the Olympics?", it was predictable that the most of the respondents said "Yes. But, I would not like to participate".  As a result 77.78% answered so. Japan can't gather enough vounteers without making change of  their requirements or providing  better conditions. I also asked "In which ways do you believe that the 2020 Olympic might help Tokyo". I didn't expect that 66.67% would choose "bring in cash flow from tourists". Only one respondent picked for "create an increase of Olympic related employment” and two respondents picked for "create better transport and new infrastructure". The last choice was " provide good opportunities for Japanese to interact with foreigners." which no one picked. Therefore, 55.56% answered "English skill of Japanese might be ina...

I got 12 answers to my survey, and the results are as below. _____________________________ Surprisingly, only a single person was not supporting Tokyo for the 2020 Olympics host city. Since most of the people who answered the survey lived in Tokyo and other neighboring prefectures, I predicted that less people support it because there has been many negative voices on the news. Instead, there are 4 people for "neither", and reasons for this, they commented that they "don't really care", or "will not have the advantages that claimed so enthusiastically during the bidding process", etc. This result was surprising too, because my prediction was that answers will concentrate  on "soaring budgets". Instead, the issue with the new National Stadium came in first. This could be because there was recent news that a man working at the site committed suicide from overwork. This is the result of the matrix question. As you can se...

There is no guarantee when it comes to iformation found on the internet. So how do you know if you can trust a website? Here are some questions you should ask yourself to make sure the website is good or bad. Does it introduce an author? Is the author a well-known person? Is the website old or up-to-date? Is the website personally or objectively written? Does the website have many subscribers? Does it have comments? Is the website rather closed site or does it link to a website?

I am a Japanese student learing English at university. Living in Japan, I rarely get opportunity to interact with foreigners. But now it's time for me to challenge my English skills at the up-coming Tokyo Olympic. I read the news paper on 4th July reported by Asahi Shimbun and it says that The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games are looking for the volunteers. I found out that there are several conditions that the volunteer should be able to meet. I think I am okay with requirements such as "be over 18 years old in 2020", "possess communication skills" and "speak foreign language". However, I am worried if I could go through three stages of training and an interview which are the requirements to be chosen for the volunteer. Of course, being a volunteer position, there is no payment for those selected. Plus, transportation and accommodation fee are not paid too. Since I am a teenage student, I do not have financial leeway. I s...

I am Japanese and I live in rental apartment with my family. To tell the truth, me and my family are feeling stressed about next-door neighbors. Since our neighbors have started "vacation rental" for upcoming Tokyo Olympics, I often see many different foreigners going in and out whenever they like. The noise and lettering  often becomes the cause of trouble between the foreigners, but it is no more than a small fraction of the problem. It is obvious that vacation rental hosings are  inferior to hotels in terms of security. What if someone is  smuggling illegal drugs or the room next to mine can be a hideaway for terrorists! By the growing number of foreign visitors, Tokyo will meet luck of lodging which means the demand of vacation rental will rise. I want Japanese government to make strict laws for vacation rental before the Tokyo Olympics so that me, my family and the whole society can live in peace. https://uchicomi.com/senden/column/?p=1210 https://news.goo.ne.jp/a...

This is a part of a news uploaded on Youtube explaining about issues Tokyo is facing during the preparation to host the Olympic games.

Above is a word cloud created from http://www.rappler.com/sports/specials/olympics/37863-2020-olympics-candidate-cities-preview. As you can see in the image, the words "weaknesses" and "economy" are written in a relatively large font. This site explained about the strengths and weaknesses of the three candidate cities for the 2020 Olympics, and by just looking at the word cloud, it is easy to guess that each city had weak points. Economy is one of the biggest concerns for a candidate city, since many of the games don't bring much long lasting positive economic effects these days. ---------------------------- post by moe

We created surveys that would help us answer some of the questions we listed in our previous posts. Please answer them to help us gather some data :) Ayane's survey: https://jp.surveymonkey.com/r/7TDZ22W Moe's survey:  https://jp.surveymonkey.com/r/PNDFJHS

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