TOKYO, Jul 05 (News On Japan) –
In the upcoming Tokyo gubernatorial election, a key difficulty is incumbent Governor Yuriko Koike’s projection mapping mission.
Last Saturday, a 100-meter-tall ‘Godzilla’ was projected onto the wall of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.
‘I’ve by no means seen something this huge earlier than.’
‘It was attention-grabbing.’
Since late February, this projection mapping occasion has been held each day. Including associated tasks, roughly 4.8 billion yen has been allotted over two years.
Incumbent Yuriko Koike emphasised the importance of the mission: ‘I’ve been creating one thing out of nothing. Places that had been empty at the moment are crammed with individuals.’
However, on the foot of the identical constructing, free meals distribution takes place each Saturday.
A 22-year-old male college pupil dwelling in Tokyo, receiving scholarships to pay tuition and dealing part-time at a comfort retailer, stood in line for meals distribution for the primary time final Saturday.
‘It’s very tight. Sometimes I can solely afford one meal a day.’
A forty five-year-old man on welfare highlighted the extreme affect of rising costs.
‘Everything is getting costlier.’
He expressed frustration over the projection mapping mission.
‘Isn’t this a misuse of funds? It appears completely silly.’
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has carried out assist measures comparable to offering meals to households exempt from resident tax, with the brink for single households set at an annual earnings of 1 million yen or much less.
A survey performed by JNN on June 22 revealed that about 50% of respondents imagine the projection mapping mission must be reviewed.
Regarding the gubernatorial candidates:
Former Upper House member Renho said on June 27: ‘If there are lights and shadows, I’ll shine gentle on the shadows of disparity till they fade, and people within the shadows can stand and stroll on their very own.’
Renho doesn’t oppose projection mapping as a tourism coverage however suggests limiting the occasion length and reallocating the remaining funds to welfare insurance policies.
Source: TBS