Japan: Reactions to Tokyo’s Olympic Bid (Part Two) · Global Voices
What does the Japanese blogosphere and Twitterverse have to say about Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Olympics? Part Two introduces some reactions after Rio won the bid. (See Part One for pre-announcement reactions.)
Tokyo tower olympic lighting by Flickr user <PERSON><PERSON> went to see the Tokyo Tower light up in Olympic colors:
Just got back from Olympics party at Tokyo Tower. Nobody seemed too surprised or disappointed at loss.
<PERSON> tweeted:
東京オリンピック落選。まあ国内の盛りあがってなさを顧みれば当然だと思うんだけども。
Tokyo lost the bid. Well, it's only natural considering everyone's disinterest in it.
moblogjp refers to 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan:
東京落選かぁ。良い悪いは置いておいて、自分の街でオリンピックとか経験してみたかったな。まあ、ワールドカップがあったから良いか。
Hmmm, Tokyo lost the bid. Good or bad, I wanted to experience the Olympics in my own town. 925
Oh well, we had the World Cup so it's all right.
CO__CO tweeted:
落選してTLが激しく流れるのを見ると、「なんだ。実は日本人オリンピック気になってたんじゃーん(´∀｀)」って思うよね。もちろんわたしもその1人。ふふ。
Watching my Twitter timeline go crazy with news about Tokyo losing the bid makes me think “Ah, so the Japanese do give a damn about the Olympics after all!” Of course, I'm one of them. Hehe!
<PERSON> tweeted:
オリンピックは使われる税金も半端ないと思うんだよなあ。交通・宿泊パニックとか治安の問題も対策しなくちゃだろうし…期間もあるし…世界の選手にとっては日本での開催が一番安心・安全・おいしいんだろうけれどもな？
The amount of tax money used for the Olympics is incredible. And think about the panic over transportation and accommodation, having to secure safety for everybody, and over a long period at that! From an athlete's point of view, I think a Japanese Olympics is the safest, the least worrying and the most delicious.
<PERSON> is thankful for the opportunity to enjoy the giant <PERSON> statue in Odaiba:
あの東京オリンピック騒ぎのオカゲで実物大ガンダムがみれたんなら、実に有意義だったと言える気がする
We got to see that life-size Gundam because of the Olympic bid so I'd call it a meaningful venture.
tatsuta3 is practical:
不調だ。とっても体調が悪い。オリンピックは落選・・・・。リオデジャネイロになったらまたまた夜更かしの日々だよ。お肌に悪いよ。
I haven't been feeling well. And we didn't win the bid….. Rio de Janeiro means sleepless nights, you know. It's bad for the skin!
koichiro516 comments on the television coverage:
街頭で「残念オリンピック見たかった」とか言ってるやつはなぜ去年北京に行かなかったのか。 925