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Due to the rapid spread of the new corona virus, the emergency declaration period, in which the government issued a reissue order to the prefectures of Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa, began on the 8th. Restaurants have started to shorten business hours. The impending adult ceremony is the key to controlling infections among young people, which is why many local governments have canceled it. On the other hand, the number of newly infected people in Japan surpassed 7,800 on the 8th, the highest number in 4 consecutive days.
◆ Adult ceremony, the ambiguity of the country revolves around
The country’s vague response has caused confusion about the adult ceremony.
As scheduled, the city of Yokohama will hold an adult ceremony on the 11th of Adult Day. Under the Kanagawa prefectural policy that “municipalities shall decide”, the event was decided on the 5th. It is said that there is no clear request from the government to suspend the event.
On the 7th, when the emergency declaration was issued, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology contacted the office and stated in the notes that “I want you to hold the adult ceremony online or call a postponement.” . However, the city official is confused, “I don’t know who wants to call who.”
◆ Ministry of Education “Sentence of the local government”
When I interviewed a person in charge of the Ministry of Education, he explained: “I showed him the story that came out in the Cabinet Office. The local government will still decide if the adult ceremony is to take place,” and it is clear who called whom. There was not.
About half of the local governments in Kanagawa prefecture hold ceremonies, including those in Yokohama and Kawasaki. Kentaro Motomura, the mayor of Sagamihara city, said that many people asked him to hold the event and said, “This is a once in a lifetime event, so we will take all possible measures.”
◆ Shinjuku, Edogawa, Shibuya, Nakano, Toyoshima postponed or canceled
On the other hand, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government asked local governments to cancel or keep online, so many local governments decided to cancel on the 8th.
Since the number of infected people in Shinjuku Ward surpassed 100 on the 7th, we began to reconsider whether to keep it. When Kenichi Yoshizumi, the district mayor, consulted with Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Minister of Economic Revitalization, he was asked to postpone or go online and decided to cancel.
Edogawa Ward, Shibuya Ward, Nakano Ward and Toyoshima Ward also decided to postpone or cancel just below the sudden turn of 8. Edogawa Ward announced that it would take place on their website at 7:00 pm on the same day, but the number people infected that day exceeded 100 and half were in their 20s, so “celebrating the place could induce a dinner.” Shifted to online retention.
A 20-year-old college student from the same neighborhood said, “I was surprised. I was deciding where to meet my friends that day. It is too late to make a decision. Some people may go to the place that day.” I told.
On the other hand, Inagi City, Tokyo will hold the event in a shorter time, saying that it is a once-in-a-lifetime monument for new adults.
◆ Saitama City is online
In Chiba prefecture, some 10 local governments, including the city of Urayasu, decided to cancel or postpone the 4-5 when Prime Minister Kan announced the consideration of the emergency declaration earlier in the year. The number of local governments scheduled to hold the 9-11 ceremony is limited to 7 municipalities.
In Saitama prefecture, Saitama city announced that it will change the adult ceremony to online on the 5th. In prefecture, Kawagoe city, Kawaguchi city, Tokorozawa city, etc. have decided to cancel or postpone .
