Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura (45) of Osaka Prefecture made a live appearance on Nippon Television’s “Wake Up! Plus” (Saturday 8:00 am) on the 20th.

After Governor Tatsuya Maruyama of Shimane Prefecture announced that he would consider canceling the Tokyo Holy Fire Relay Olympic and Paralympic Games, Wataru Takeshita (74 = Shimane 2 Ward House of Representatives), chairman of the Takeshita Liberal Democratic Party faction, said at the Takeshita faction meeting, “The governor’s comments are sloppy. I am thinking of doing it,” Governor Yoshimura said.

Takeshita noted: “I don’t have a hierarchical relationship between the Governor and the members of the Diet, so I wonder why I have to say that.” “The governor’s comments are said to be careless, but that comment is unsatisfactory.” . I think it’s ready, “he said.

“I can’t say much because I’m a heavyweight in the PLD, but I think this is different,” he said.

Governor Maruyama announced on the 17th that the torch relay scheduled for May in Shimane prefecture will have to be canceled unless there is an improvement in measures against infectious diseases of the novel coronavirus in Tokyo and other areas.

Governor Yoshimura said he “sympathizes” with Governor Maruyama’s intentions, and the reason is that “all the information is sent from Tokyo’s perspective. From Governor Shimane’s perspective, the local economy is exhausted. Tourism and food and drink have been affected., Tokyo, people all over the country. Do they do this (holy fire relay) in a difficult situation? If we do not put more effort in such a place to balance socioeconomics and control of infections, the locals can not make believe it was sent heavily. “