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© Thomson Reuters 2021.Japan pledges 'safe and secure' Olympics in economic blueprint - draft
By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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jiji Xx
well, if the G7 say so, it must be alright.
in the old days 'bread and circuses' were a sop, now they're compulsory.... (⌒▽⌒)
snowymountainhell
What happened to the calls for a motion of “No Confidence” that were supposed to be floored today, Wednesday, before the Diet closes their current session?
foreignbrotherhoodarmy
Yep, we believe you. Foreigners living here aren’t as gullible as the locals, the JOC doesn’t get it
snowymountainhell
Oh, that’s right, they shot it down;
and once again, quietly slithered into the shadows.
Tristis Quepe
“After reading the small print, it was discovered that the precise wording read We will keep the members of the IOC safe and make certain that they secure their broadcasting money. The plebs can do whatever they need to get by”
Darius
Well, they've already failed on that by allowing it to go on.
Antiquesaving
Any "promise, pledge, effort, etc..."
Made now or before were made null and void the instant the IOC leaders said this:
The Olympics will happen.
If Armageddon is the level needed to stop the Olympics then in reality any promises made with regard to safety are pure lip service.
Mickelicious
Economic blueprint for something that starts next month.
Gosh, Japan, your spontaneity is intoxicating!
Robert Cikki
Will there be also 'safe and secure' Olympics mascot or "cute character"? Now that we have a blueprint, which is totaly necessary.. The games haven't even started yet, but the whole extravaganza around it is consuming more and more money, and at an ever-increasing rate. Where the Brazilians or the Chinese wasted money building stadiums that were never used after Olympics (or just few times), we waste horrendous ammounts of money on meetings, reports, blueprints, mascots and other nonsense.
Richard Gallagher
Yeah, foreigners are so savvy. What an arrogant remark. As if the so-called locals are unawares.
The only legacy, will be one of disaster and ignorance, the sense of ignoring the mandate of the people, who decried and opposed the Olympics being held during a pandemic.
Pukey2
Who cares what the other leaders said - they don't have to deal with the mess if everything goes south. They probably won't even let their citizens get on the plane and go home unless they're in the clear first.
A Johnson
a pledge likely worth a few steak dinners in Ginza.