Peking Olympic - Worries about Air pollution

Oita Godo Newspaper (evening edition on August 4, 2008)

                     The summer’s Olympic (5^th) at Peking was opened on 8^th, August.  Summer’s 5^th which held in Asia at first began in 1964 Tokyo, 1988 in Soul as the 3th. There are Japanese selected players this time which is the most ever. Kijima Kousuke as a swimming selected player and the marathon athlete like Noguchi Mizuki, our expectation is held on them. The 5^th’s purpose is to enclose people all around the world by sport, around 13 billion people. Since China is the country with the most population in the world, it became suitable to be held there.  However, there are many problems following by.

      China force has increased continuously due to its economic growth, but had not taken continuous steps for the environmental issues since before. Air and water pollutions are being worried and claimed to be resolved, therefore in Peking, the driven cars are halved as a restriction, the operation of factories are stopped to establish the new appeal of  cleaned air and water.

     Another problem is the security perspective. China’s Tibet self government, from the rule that has set in March, there were noises claimed for freedom, then many people had gone in that situation. Others problems also have people who seeking freedom, people who support freedom and their job, affect on worries about cases during the 5^th of Olympic period. In Peking, the police, the guards and volunteers has continued a precautionary.

      From last year’s violence incident has continued until this year, the problem of Chinese dumpling which contain a pesticide, many Japanese people who ate it became death, this is one of the cases that occurred. So, there is an issue of “the food security” which lack of safety restriction. Hence, before this time of the 5^th as a local participation there were more than 12 countries and Japan was also in one of the selection.

     In china, Sichuan’s earth quake occurred, 60000 people died. There is no TVs, air conditioners, the temporary establishments for residence, tents were hardly found for many people. Those people can not join the fun activity, in their daily life is getting harder and need to be taken care of by giving the element needs for life.

Comment:    I was watching the opened ceremony on that day with the yelling noise saying the name of my country suddenly when I saw them walked out, it was so beautiful, awesome, and fantastic more than I can put in a word and I really feel sorry if one of you guys missed it. By the way, I would say that now environmental problem is such a global issue in every corner of the world. We can not avoid it and should be more alert to make a precautionary before it is too late. For China, it is really hard to set up the rule as it is the largest country with the largest population.