JAKARTA History today 10 years ago, September 25 2015, the Minister of Sports of Japan, Hakubun Shimomura officially resigned. The resignation was carried out due to the cancellation of the plan to build a luxury stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Previously, the whole of Japan was delighted because the country was chosen to host the 2020 Olympics. This condition made the Japanese government clean up. They tried to add and build facilities for the Tokyo Olympics. In fact, Japan plans to build a magnificent sports stadium.
Japan's struggle to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was not easy. Japan must defeat Spain (Madrid) and Turkey (Istanbul) in a vote conducted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in September 2013.
The narrative made Japan host for the second time, the Olympics were held in 1964. This condition made the Japanese people happy. The government of Shinzo Abe does not want to lose. They tried to spend a lot of money to support the implementation of the Tokyo Olympics.
Take, for example, the Japanese government wants to build a large stadium for the Olympics in Tokyo. They collaborated with a seasoned British architect, Zaha Hadid. The construction is planned to cost up to US $ 1 billion.
The plan received a positive response. However, after being recalculated, the stadium's plans increased to 2 billion US dollars. The swelling cost was the result of an increase in construction costs in Tokyo.
All because Tokyo is an expensive area. Safety standards and security are strict. However, the cost overrun received sharp attention from many parties. They felt the development was too expensive.
The Japanese people also asked the government to cancel the stadium construction plan. The government was asked to immediately build a new stadium design with funding that did not drain the pockets of the power of attorney.
As a result, the Prime Minister (PM), Shinzo Abe, made the decision to cancel the stadium construction plan in July 2015. The cancellation was carried out because the funds swelled too much.
"I have listened to the aspirations of the public and athletes for about a month, thinking about the possibility of a review. We have to go back to the image board. The cost has swelled too much," Abe said as quoted by the BBC website, July 17, 2015.
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The cancellation made Hakubun Shimomura criticized and criticized. The Japanese Minister of Sports is believed to be the most responsible for the swelling of the stadium's plans for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Shimomura finally couldn't accept criticism. He decided to officially resign from the position of Minister of Sports on September 25, 2020. He also returned his salary as minister for six months which reached 900 thousand yen or around Rp110 million as a form of responsibility.
Even so, Shimomura is still working as Minister of Sports until October 7, 2012. Shimomura's resignation then brought about a stir in various other countries. The narrative was because the problem could still be resolved without having to resign.
"It is true that this has caused a lot of concern and inconvenience. That is why I decided to return the six-month salary I have received since that day," Shimomura said as quoted by the BBC page, September 25, 2015.
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