五輪で観光客入国検討認める　西村再生相「開催は大前提」

　西村康稔経済再生担当相は５日の記者会見で、来夏に延期された東京五輪・パラリンピックに関し、「開催を大前提にし、来年の時点で世界から選手あるいは観光客を受け入れることを含め、順次組み立てていかないといけない」と述べ、五輪参加選手に加え、外国人観光客の入国も検討していることを認めた。
　今後の往来緩和について西村氏は「選手や訪日外国人旅行者（インバウンド）にどう広げるか考えなければいけない」と指摘。五輪後は、新型コロナウイルスのワクチンや治療薬の開発も見極めながら「インバウンドを『６０００万人』とする目標を頭に置き対応したい」と、外国人旅行者の大幅増を再び追求する考えを示した。併せて、空港での検疫や国内の検査体制を強化していく方針を表明した。（2020/10/05-19:12）

Economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said Monday that the Japanese government is considering opening the borders for foreign tourists for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year.
   Based on the premise that the Tokyo Games will be held as planned, a series of things should be sorted out, including whether to accept not only athletes but also tourists from abroad, he said in a press conference.
   Japan is gradually easing its entry restrictions for non-tourism trips. The novel coronavirus pandemic led the country to introduce border control measures and forced a one-year delay for the Tokyo Summer Games from this year.
   Nishimura said the government needs to consider how it should relax the travel bans for Olympians and Paralympians, and inbound travelers.
   The government will again pursue an increase in the number of foreign visitors, he suggested. After the Tokyo Games, the government will work on raising the annual number of foreign visitors to 60 million while carefully looking at updates in the development of coronavirus vaccines and treatments, Nishimura said.