Disaster-hit Fukushima Could Host Olympic Events

Summary

In 2020, Olympic events might be take place in Fukushima where is the place huge earthquake and tsunami was occurred in 2011. The Prime Minister Shinzo Abe chose the place because he wanted to send a message of confidence  and hope to the disaster victims. Also, Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike who wants to cut the cost of Olympics agrees with the idea. If Fukushima become Olympic venue, some of baseball and softball games would be held there. However, the venues for the rowing and canoe sprint events are not decided yet. So Koike has ideas to move the events outside of Tokyo, even South Korea is one of the options.

Opinion

I don’t mind doing Olympics outside of Tokyo in 2020 because Tokyo is really small city. Although Tokyo is small city, it has the largest population in the world which is about 13 million people. So other prefectures such as Kanagawa and Fukushima should help out doing Olympics. However, I disagree with the idea doing Olympics in South Korea because I think Tokyo Olympics should not held in other country. One of the reason the Olympic games are held is to show the culture of the venue. People can learn the climate, fashion, architecture, and geographical features by watching the games. However, if South Korea  host some games, Japan will lost some opportunities to show their cultures.

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