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Ahead of the Asian Games opening on the 19th in Aichi/Nagoya, India’s sports magazine “Sportstar” published an article titled “Chaos, Complaints, Crisis,” criticizing the event’s mismanagement. According to the article, the first group of the Indian delegation — including rowing athletes — was left waiting nearly 12 hours after arriving on site, with neither accommodations nor meal arrangements in place. On 5ch, comments crossed multiple lines: some pointed out that operations are run by France’s GL events with Japan playing only a minor role; others took issue with the roughly 370-billion-yen total project cost; and still others lamented “Japan’s declining national strength” against the backdrop of the weak yen and rising prices — broadening the discussion well beyond an assessment of the Games themselves.
Opening at last on the 19th
The Aichi/Nagoya Asian Games open on the 19th. Some events have already begun, but Indian media have been critical of the Games’ operational missteps.
The article, published under the provocative title “Chaos, Complaints, Crisis: How the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Created a View at Odds with Japanese Perfection,” appeared in India’s sports magazine “Sportstar.”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Most people don't even care about the Asian Games, and bidding to host it was a mistake in the first place.
That got slammed too.
We're already a declining nation.
Also, isn't this the same French company that caused the non-payment mess at the Expo?
Looked it up — apparently it's basically like the temporary housing they give disaster victims.
They're probably trying to staff it with volunteers,
but good luck getting enough people for that.
Nagoya had flood damage too —
probably not exactly in shape to be hosting the Asian Games.
I'll just keep coasting through every day too then.
"The first group of the Indian delegation, including rowing athletes, arrived on site but struggled to secure the accommodations they were supposed to be provided, and ended up waiting nearly 12 hours with no meal arrangements made at all."
Sounds about right for 'Indian Standard Time.' (a joking nod to India's reputation for relaxed punctuality)
This country's a washed-up, has-been second-rate nation now — this is just what you get.
(´・ω・`)
That ended sometime by the 2000s at the latest — a little late to be noticing now.
Well, the whole thing's being run by a French company — Japan has basically no control over it.
Japan really has fallen into being a lousy country.
Makes me nostalgic for the days when everyone praised our 'omotenashi' hospitality. (omotenashi: Japan's famed brand of hospitality)
Big factor too that people like Kawamura went from independent to a minor party with no ties to the LDP — barely any support from the national government as a result.
Kawamura's got nothing to do with it these days.
They spent 370 billion yen on this, though.
Ultimate responsibility lies with the Olympic Council of Asia, headquartered in Kuwait.
And then there's the incompetent Governor Omura for teaming up with these people.
If you've got complaints, take them here:
There isn't even a single Japanese person involved lol
That's what happens when you hand it to some sketchy French outfit with its own unpaid-bills scandal.
Japan's a disgrace, this is embarrassing.
【BREAKING】At the Asian Games, North Korea's national anthem played during the match against South Korea
https://x.com/47news_official/status/2100861151198503369?s=46&t=My9PYD5SzsxprkIOh0bVlg
That one's not really a big deal lol
They sound pretty much the same anyway.
Background and Key Points of This Story
The immediate trigger for this criticism was a specific complaint: after arriving on site, the Indian delegation was left waiting nearly 12 hours with neither accommodations nor meals arranged. The event’s operator is France’s GL events, while overall authority rests with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), headquartered in Kuwait — threads on 5ch repeatedly note that Japan’s own say in running things was limited. Total project costs are estimated at roughly 370 billion yen, and that scale of spending has also become a point of contention. At the same time, criticism of the operational setup itself tends to blur together on the thread with laments framed around “Japan’s declining national and economic strength,” making this a topic where it’s hard to draw a clean line between fact and impression. Commentary about the Aichi governor and the current administration also crept into the discussion at points, so it’s worth noting how easily criticism of event management gets tangled up with political likes and dislikes.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports Express+) thread “‘Japan Was Supposed to Be Perfect’… Asian Games Shatter the Myth, Indian Magazine Slams Organizers: ‘Could Shake Japan’s Reputation’.”
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