NAGOYA: Japan is traditionally seen as a reliable host for major sporting events but an Asian Games dogged by organisational woes has tarnished that image and raised questions over future bids, experts say.
The Games in Aichi-Nagoya saw a catalogue of mishaps, from athletes taken to the wrong venues to the North Korean national anthem played for the South Korean hockey team.
There were not enough beds for the over 17,000 athletes and officials, a bigger number than the Olympics.
Countries complained of being stranded for up to six hours at the airport on arrival....
Ryu Seung-min, president of the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee, said: "If I were to give them a grade, it would be an F."
Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) president Seiko Hashimoto admitted that "there were many problems", but said the country wants to host more international events....
"This is all part of the Games, but we need to analyse those issues so we can tackle them for the next future opportunity." CNA
What is happening to Japan, the Asian industrial power once rooted to overtake the Americans is failing over and over again and is the target of complaints by third world countries for failing in organising ability and efficiency. The incompetency of the Japanese started even before the start of the game, from arrival at airports and providing accommodation for the athletes and officials. Thereafter the mistakes kept cropping up one after another and some very serious ones.
Japan was once regarded as the epitome of efficiency, the pride of Asia. They invented JIT processes, zero defect QC, operating and manufacturing efficient models that the standards for the world to follow. The mistakes happening in the Asian Games are elementary stuff, nothing difficult to handle. All that was needed was a little bit of effort, more care in the details, more planning and careful administration. What is so hard about such stuff?
India did a better job in organising the last Commonwealth Games. There were complaints but not about efficiency or planning, Japan has a lot to learn from the Indians in planning another big games. If India has the kind of resources and funds, India would definitely do a much better job than the Japanese in Nagoya. Has Japan joined the Third World in organising and planning efficiency? All the athletes and officials went to Japan and expect Japan to do better than China or at least the same, but horror, to be met with mistakes after mistakes and disruptions and disqualifications.
Between Japan and India, both vying to host the Olympics, I think the Olympic Committee will hand it to the Indians with eyes closed, if it comes to that. Sayonara Japan!
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You forgot to mention little red dot, we can organize gin na games costing million without problem. If got problem, just throw more opm $$. So if India will to organize olympig game, it can always count on sindiapore to throw in $$ to support them.
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