The economic effects brought by the Olympic Games can usually be divided into three parts: ticket income, broadcast income and tourism income brought by the economic effects of the Olympic Games.
Ticket revenue It is estimated that the ticket revenue of this Olympic Games will reach 90 billion yen (about 5.3 billion yuan). However, since 97% of the games are held empty, the ticket revenue is definitely not much.
Broadcasting revenue? Due to the epidemic, people travel less, so the broadcast income of the Tokyo Olympic Games is expected to be higher than in previous years.
? The economic effect of Olympic tourism revenue Because Tokyo is in an epidemic emergency, the flow of people is greatly reduced, and global travel is also reduced, so tourism revenue will lose money, which almost offsets the broadcast revenue.
In addition, according to folk sayings, everyone's salary in the construction of the Tokyo Olympic Games is almost "sky-high", and because the epidemic can't promote economic growth in other ways, the Tokyo Olympic Games can be said to be a loss.
Since hosting the Olympic Games is a loss, why should Japan force it to be held?
When Japan's Olympic bid was successful, Shinzo Abe once said that he would revive the Japanese economy. Japan has been in a downturn for 20 years, experiencing tsunami and nuclear radiation. The Tokyo Olympics is a rare opportunity for Japan to rally. But no one expected that COVID-19 would sweep the world during this period, making Tokyo Olympic Games the most expensive Olympic Games in history. Due to the impact of the epidemic, the income has been greatly reduced, and the unknown risks have also increased in vain.
As early as three months ago, more than half of the Japanese people boycotted the Tokyo Olympic Games. But this boycott is limited to the people, because Japan lost its right to choose when it won the right to host the games. If you want to revoke the right to host, you must get the approval of the International Olympic Committee. According to the legal provisions of the Olympic Charter, the IOC has the right to refuse Japan's suspension of this Olympic Games.
It is clearly stipulated in the Charter that in case of war or unrest, the Olympic Games may be suspended. In history, three Olympic Games were suspended due to world wars.
19 16, Berlin Olympic Games, cancelled due to World War I. ..
1940, Tokyo Olympic Games was cancelled due to Japanese invasion of China.
1944, London Olympic Games was suspended due to World War II.
Although in 2020, a rare epidemic broke out in the world in human history, the Olympic Committee did not regard it as a huge threat. They believe that a safe competitive environment is Japan's responsibility as the host country.
If Japan cancels the Tokyo Olympic Games unilaterally, it will not only bear all the losses, but also be fined by the Olympic Committee. Therefore, Japan can only bite the bullet and not hold it, and the loss may exceed the loss of hosting the Olympic Games.