菅首相、Ｇ７で五輪開催説明へ

　加藤勝信官房長官は２日の記者会見で、夏の東京五輪・パラリンピック開催に向け、菅義偉首相が英国で行われる先進７カ国首脳会議（Ｇ７サミット）の場を通じて各国に説明、理解を求める方針を明らかにした。
　加藤氏は東京五輪に関し「（新型コロナウイルス）感染対策を徹底する、海外からの観客は受け入れない、そして安全安心な大会を実現していくことなどを引き続きそれぞれの国々に説明し、理解を得ていきたい」と述べた。（2021/06/02-19:00）

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at an upcoming Group of Seven summit in Britain will seek understanding for his government's resolve to go ahead with the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said Wednesday.
   Suga will "tell his G-7 counterparts that Japan is determined to hold the Tokyo Games safely and securely by putting thorough measures against the novel coronavirus into place and not accepting spectators from abroad, among other things, in order to obtain understanding for the events from the summit participants," Kato said at a press conference.
   The Summer Olympics and Paralympics, originally scheduled for 2020, have been put off by one year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
   The summit among the seven major industrial countries--Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States--plus the European Union "will be an important opportunity to show to the world their resolve that they are united in leading international society."
   At the in-person meeting, slated for June 11-13 in Cornwall, southwestern Britain, Japan is ready to actively engage in discussions on key issues, such as coronavirus countermeasures, the world economy, free trade, climate change and regional challenges, the top government spokesman said.