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Former Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto was elected president of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Tamayo Marukawa was appointed successor to the Olympic Minister for the second time. What is the difference between the functions of the higher organizing committee and the minister in charge?
Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, receives a bouquet from the staff before the opening salute (left) = in Chuo-ku, Tokyo (representative photo)
Ｑ What is the role of the chair of the organizing committee?
A In short, it is the “face of the Tokyo tournament”. The Organizing Committee is responsible for the preparation and operation of the competition, such as the installation of temporary competition facilities, the smooth transportation of athletes, the recruitment of volunteers for the competition, and the torch relay. Officers include a wide range of human resources from the corporate world, Tokyo, and competition groups. The president will also deliver a speech at the opening and closing ceremonies. Together with Governor Yuriko Koike of Tokyo, the host city, we have a great responsibility for the success of the tournament.
Ｑ What kind of person was chosen in the past?
A In Japan, the business community elections continued. The last Tokyo convention in 1964 was Mr. Daigoro Yasukawa, who was the president of Kyushu Electric Power. Both the 1972 Sapporo Winter Games and the 1998 Nagano Winter Games were former presidents of Keidanren. Former athletes have been recruited in some competitions abroad.
Q Is it okay if the Diet member is the president?
A The Olympic Charter establishes the principle of political neutrality, but does not prohibit politicians from becoming top executives. Mr. Hashimoto has resigned as Minister of the Olympic Games because there is a ministerial code that prohibits ministers from simultaneously acting as public interest corporations. The Chamber of Councilors will continue, but the Liberal Democratic Party has left the party, following the suggestions of the opposition.
Olympic Minister of Marukawa who responds in the House of Representatives Budget Committee = in the Diet
Ｑ What is the role of the Olympic Minister that Mr. Marukawa will play again?
A The government is not in a position to host the Tokyo Games, but rather a supporter. The minister in charge coordinates the Olympic measures of each ministry and agency, such as security. There are about 5 months until opening. As the response to the novel coronavirus piled up, it was urgent to choose a successor, so the government reintroduced Marukawa, who served as Olympic minister for about a year beginning in August 2016. (Takahiro Kitani)
