Governor Koike decides before the announcement of an emergency declaration whether or not the Tokyo Olympics can be held is “only for crown measures” |

On Nippon Broadcasting’s “OK! Cozy up!” (Monday to Friday 6:00) broadcast on the 6th, the personality Koji Iida Anna conducted an exclusive interview with the governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike. Tomorrow day 7, the government urged to accept the issuance of an emergency declaration addressed to a city and three prefectures.

Regarding the holding of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, Governor Koike explained: “Although the organizer is the IOC, it is our job as the host city to firmly prepare while observing the world situation.” He also mentioned “sustainable recovery” as a keyword and said that sustainable recovery is the key to the Tokyo Games.

Regarding this situation, referring to the Antwarp tournament of 1920 immediately after the Spanish cold epidemic of 101 years ago, he explained that the fact that it was held immediately after the disaster also applies to this tournament in Tokyo and will be a sign of reconstruction. Half a year later, there will be a winter tournament in Beijing, but during the summer tournament in Tokyo, he enthusiastically said, “I want to show that I have overcome the fight against the virus. It’s all about countermeasures from the crown.”

Regarding the emergency declaration and the emergency action, he expressed a sense of crisis, saying: “There are two things that have never been seen before. The cold of winter and the existence of variants. You have to be great with what you don’t know. understands”. He acknowledged that national and local governments have come together to keep up. Regarding the emergency declaration, as has been said recently, there is a limit to the force of execution, but regarding the background information for the consideration of the issuance, “although the declaration is not issued, it is subject to the Special measures Using article 24, paragraph 9 in the afternoon We shortened the time for restaurants to 10 o’clock, but doing it at 8 pm would make it even more difficult The idea that the legal grounds must be raised is common to three prefectures. There were. “

As for the reason why he could not arrive in the short time until 8:00 pm, he said: “The biggest problem is whether we can guarantee effectiveness.” Regarding the prospects for the future, he said: “In suppressing it, it is important to suppress it strongly. Based on knowledge and experience, behavior will change from the beginning of the epidemic.” You can listen to the show on “radiko” within a week after the broadcast.