ポスト安倍の菅義偉官房長官　Go To、カジノで迷走続ける〈週刊朝日〉

Post-Abe Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshii Suga Go to Continues Straying at Casino

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, who has been called "one of the leading candidates (for the next prime minister)" by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a monthly magazine released in July, is astray.

Although it became famous as a promising candidate after the announcement of "Reiwa", it was stalled due to the occasional response at the cherry blossom viewing party in addition to the resignation of two ministers of former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and former Minister of Finance Katsuyuki Kawai. It is said that it boosted the reputation within the administration by supporting the early implementation of "Go To Travel," a tourism support measure promoted by Toshihiro Nikai, the secretary general of the LDP, who has recently been approaching. I got a backlash. There were more than 1,000 new infections nationwide on the 1st, and even if the Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Association called for an extraordinary Diet session to respond, he declined to say that he would "consult with the ruling party."

Another concern for Mr. Kan is the IR plan. Mr. Akimoto, a member of the House of Representatives, has been charged with bribery while acting as a flag wing of the IR Promotion Division. Las Vegas Sands, a major US casino that the local city of Yokohama assumed to be a strong candidate, announced its withdrawal at Corona.

Mr. Suga stated at an interview in late July that "IR is an extremely important effort for Japan to become a tourism advanced country," but the outlook is bleak.　Mr. Jouji Kokuryo of Bay City Ventures, who is familiar with overseas IR business, says.

"Because the casino closed due to corona measures, sales of IR companies in Las Vegas in the US fell 99% in May compared to the previous year. Macau also dropped more than 95%. There is an urgent need to rebuild existing facilities, and the Japanese market is in a secondary situation. "

Source: https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/a70fe135d51c31eab12a0e6c2923aec082c9e353