According to Japan's Sankei Shimbun reported on the 7th, after the United States announced a "diplomatic boycott" of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio responded that the Japanese side will comprehensively consider the significance of the Winter Olympics and other factors, and make an independent judgment based on its own interests.
Kishida was interviewed by a media reporter at the Prime Minister's official residence on the morning of the 7th, and he said that Japan "will make its own judgment from the perspective of Japan's national interests by comprehensively considering the significance of the Winter Olympics and its diplomatic significance to our country." This is our basic attitude. ”
Japan's Sankei Shimbun reported on the 7th: Regarding the Beijing Winter Olympics, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said that he would make judgments based on national interests
Japan's cabinet chief official Hiroichi Matsuno also said that the Japanese government "has not yet made any decision" and "hopes that the Olympic Games can uphold the concept of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and be a celebration of peace." ”
According to the Asahi Shimbun, Japanese Foreign Minister Lin Fang reiterated Japan's views at a news conference. Lin Fang said she did not comment on "other countries' reactions to the Olympics." "It is important that the universal values and freedoms of the international community, respect for basic human rights and the rule of law can also be guaranteed in China," and "this position on Japan has been directly conveyed to the Chinese side at all levels." The Japanese government will consider "various situations" comprehensively and make judgments at "appropriate times" in the future.
Fumio Kishida December 7: Participants (ZhengJie KyodoSha)
The Japanese government's statement in this round continues the previous consistent statement. Sankei Shimbun said on December 5 that regarding the Beijing Winter Olympics, a senior Japanese government official said that "it is too early for a showdown." Considering that there is still uncertainty about whether the US "diplomatic boycott" can be implemented, Japan should try to avoid taking a position too early. In the LDP presidential election in September this year, Kishida said that Japan, the United States and Europe have different geopolitical situations and must have their own judgment.
On November 29, Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita and former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda expressed their wishes for the success of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Yamashita also revealed that Japan will send a large-scale delegation of more than 200 people to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics, and he himself will also go to Beijing with the delegation.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a press conference on the 6th that the protagonists of the Beijing Winter Olympics are athletes from various countries, not individual politicians. Those politicians who clamor for "boycott" are making shows and hype for political self-interest. Whether they come or not, no one will care, and it will have no impact on Beijing's success in hosting the Winter Olympics.
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