Olympics are power and money games

The state of emergency in Tokyo was lifted on 21 June and will be declared again on 12 July. People criticise the Japanese Government for making wrong decisions on COVID restrictions, not analysing circumstances scientifically, and loosing the meanings and values of the state of emergency.

Japanese Government has been avoiding setting criteria of patronising in the Olympics and restrictions under the worst scenario. They seem to act in order to fit in the Olympics. Government makes scenarios of restrictions without scientific analysing or reviews.

Why does it happen? It’s obvious that the Government and politicians are seeking money and power. By holding the Olympics, they and the IOC (International Olympic Committee) gain profit from sponsors and TV rights.

Under the state of emergency, citizens are required to limit their activities from dining at restaurants to participating in local sport games to travelling outside the region. Many businesses lose profits and some of them will be bankrupted.

In such circumstances, how well behaved citizens can let the Olympics go ahead? They can’t enjoy their favourite activities because of restrictions or gain much income. Then why can only athletes compete while citizens cannot compete in their sport leagues? It’s nonsense and the organiser and Government are arrogant.

Also the Government has not explained the reasons to hold the Olympics and their plans to deal with the pandemic during the Olympics. They just say, “Tokyo Olympics 2020 will be held safely”, without detailing COVID strategy or any plan on patronising or transport.

Hiding negatives and connections with their friend companies make citizens angry in holding the Olympics. And they lose much trust in Japanese politics, Government and LDP.

Holding the Olympics while citizens are under the COVID restrictions is absolutely nonsense logically. The Olympics is not a sports event but a power and money game. Cancel it or Japan will be destroyed. Unfortunately the country will be split and pandemic won’t be overcome in this country. Not many people won’t be cooperative thanks to dysfunctional Government. Why is our health not a priority? I want the LDP to be dissolved in autumn. Japan needs to rebuild with a brand new and baby Government.

I will boycott the Olympics forever because of its commercial events and power and money seeking committee.

COVID Vaccines Supplying Issues - Rush Schedules and Double Bookings

Issuing COVID vaccination vouchers has been pushed forwards, but my one says that I would be able to make appointments and get jabs after August. I was very disappointed when I opened the envelope last night.

Supplying issues had been news headlines for the last few days, and my positive thought of being vaccinated next week has faded. Kyoto City Council had only established an online making appointments system recently, but it went meaningless as listed clinics are unable to provide people their vaccines for first jabs.

Two obvious reasons exist in this big issue.

Japanese Government goes into rush vaccination schedules in order to hold the controversial Tokyo Olympics with a safer environment. Vaccines had been over supplied, so the Government opened more doors for jabs.

People have choices from their home doctor, other independent doctors, and vaccination sites established by private companies, local councils, Prefecture and the Government.

The companies who established vaccination venues organised vaccines unreasonably. Even they have ordered vaccines exaggeratedly for their surrounding community members, rather than just their employees and their families.

Then they waste some vaccines, and consequently vaccine shortages occur. Local councils and independent doctors struggle with getting enough vaccines.

Japanese Government only focus on holding the Olympics, and changed the operations of vaccination incompetent. Disorganisation suffers younger people. Rushing schedules without considering the outcome is nonsense, and they lose citizens’ trusts.

Rushing schedules is likely to bring negative outcomes from my life experiences. When I worked for a railway company, I was told to take actions before the projects were confirmed to go ahead, because the schedules would be tighter if we started acting properly. Confirmations of projects going ahead were made later than times they should have been made, due to councils’ late budgeting. Such actions are improper, and people in charge are put under the pressure. Those who are in charge of vaccination will be the same.

Making appointments has other issues - unlinked systems and double bookings. Some people are thoughtless making appointments from multiple venues. They just go to their convenient venue and don’t cancel other sites. Worsening, it’s said that some elderly people don’t turn up sites because of bad weather.

Then some vaccines having been ordered to meet demands are wasted because of no shows. It’s a pandemic and vaccines should be shared with everyone who wants and needs. Such selfish acts are intolerant and could lose other people’s lives. Indeed it is the same as panic buying.

Vaccination vouchers have code numbers that are required to make appointments, although some private clinics don’t need to ask their existing patients. Venues take voucher codes when making appointments no matter by online or phone calls, but online systems are not linked each other. Then people can make appointments from multiple venues.

It’s a Government’s failure and caused because of their lack of organising skills and vaccination’s rush schedules. Just do it is not enough and instead causes a lot of issues.