The ticket application will be started soon!

The Official Ticket Website was Launched on 18th and the application for the ticket lottery will be started on 9th May.

The Official Ticket site
https://ticket.tokyo2020.org/?culture=en-us&_ga=2.130923596.2134006424.1555836488-521361269.1555836488

NOTICE!
The above is only for residents of Japan.

IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF JAPAN, you can refer the following site to see the guidance of ticket.
https://tokyo2020.org/en/games/ticket/

IF YOU LIVE OUT OF JAPAN, the information of the authorized ticket reseller is here.
https://ticket.tokyo2020.org/Home/ATRList/?culture=en-us&_ga=2.223133528.2134006424.1555836488-521361269.1555836488

Come to Japan to watch and enjoy the TOKYO 2020!!

The Olympic Games competition schedule was fixed.

The TOCOG announced the formal competition schedule of the Olympics.

1st and 8th August are called "Super Saturday", and 2nd is called "Golden Sunday, because competitions that are the center of attention will be held and also many Gold medalist will be decided on those days.

I might have said before, I want to watch swimming and judo, and above all, the opening ceremony!

The schedule details are here.
https://tokyo2020.org/en/games/schedule/olympic/

The invitation to the orientation has arrived.

Over two weeks have passed since I gave up working at the Tokyo 2020, I received the invitation to the orientation.

Hmm...

I have lost my enthusiasm about it though...

Tentatively, I'm going to attend it. It's at the end of this month.

Giving up working at the Tokyo Olympics

The orientation for the Tokyo Olympics has started, especially in Tokyo, it is held from February to May.
However, I haven't received any invitation yet.
Now, I'm certain I wouldn't received it anymore, because it's already at the end of March.

So, I've gave up working at the Tokyo Olympics.

Actually, when I declined the WRC volunteer at the end of last month, I also gave up the Tokyo Olympics.

To be honest, any disappointed feeling never come up in my mind. Rather, I'm relieved.

As I wrote here a bit, I've been realizing that the TOCOG is very sloppy, slow, vague and out of touch with the general public.
I didn't write here about that all, but it's terrible.
The TOCOG mostly consists of the metropolitan officials, so it might be a matter of course.
I've said that the RWC organizational committee is much better than the TOCOG. But after that, it has been obvious that the RWC committee is also sloppy and dull.
That's one of the reasons why I declined the RWC volunteer without any hesitation.

I wanted to work at the Tokyo Olympics, but it means I have to work for such a organization.

I'm a straight business person. It wouldn't be impossible to work for it, even though it is just a volunteer.

This situation probably tells me that I should be focused on what I should do, which is involving in helping children in harsh situation.
http://educationallchildren.blogspot.com/

So, I decided to enjoy the Olympics as an audience.
Securing tickets would be very difficult though!

Declining the RWC volunteer

At the end of last month, I finally received the role offer of the Rugby World Cup volunteer,

and,

actually I declined working as a volunteer immediately.

The role I was offered was, working around the city and fun zone, which means, it's not a volunteer who works in the RWC event.

In the Tokyo Olympics, there are 2 kinds of volunteers, one is the event volunteer recruited by the TOCOG, and the other is working in each city which is something like working as a guide for tourists and it is recruited by each city. What I have applied for was, of course, the event volunteer.

So, in the RWC, it is like that I was offered a city volunteer.
I've applied for the RWC volunteer because I wanted to work in the event.
There were many roles for the event expect for the role I was offered.

Qualifications for a event staff

The news reported that a volunteer interpreter at the Beppu-Oita Marathon called African guest athletes chimpanzees on her blog.

The details are;
the Japan Times

Before as a interpreter or volunteer, she has problems as a person.

It's difficult for event organizers to find out such personal problems. Unlike companies' recruiting process, they can't take time to have thorough interviews with each and every applicant.

Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee diagnosed with leukemia

Today, a shocking news made headlines around Japan, even abroad.

A talented 18-year-old Japanese swimmer, Rikako Ikee, who is very popular in Japan and one of the athletes who are most expected to win gold medals at the Tokyo 2020, posted on her Twitter that she was diagnosed with leukemia.

She had been in the training trip in Australia since last month, but she returned to Japan last week because of being in bad shape.

The details are;
CNN news

Very surprising and shocking.
Almost all Japanese people are shocked.

A person who was surprised and shocked most is her, needless to say.
But she shows positive comment on her Twitter. What a strong mental she has!
Her coach and the vice chairman of the Japan Swimming Federation also said in the news conference that she was really strong.

But, she is still 18 years old, and only one year until the Olympic trial.

I hope she recovers from the disease soon and we can see her at the Tokyo 2020.

Ikee got 6 gold medals at the Asian Games last summer

(frm: https://dot.asahi.com)