■ Summary of News ■ On July 31, 2021, Korea News 1 reported that one of the Korean national teams who visited Japan to participate in the Tokyo Olympics had an image and SNS of eating at a restaurant in the Olympic Village. It was found that it leaked and spread to the outside, causing ripples. On the spread SNS, there is a comment written in Japanese that “the evening meal is really delicious” in the image of a person wearing the Korean flag and a passport chewing on steak, pizza, pasta, etc. deliciously. It was attached. At the moment, the name of the person has not been identified, but at least several Korean athletes and tournament officials, including those who eat and those who sit in front of them and take pictures, are actively using the restaurants in the Olympic Village. It became clear. On the other hand, Korean netizens have expressed their support for those who used the Olympic village, such as “Isn’t it personal freedom to eat what you want to eat?” And “It is not good to force choices.” On the other hand, “I’m worried about the radioactive contamination of foodstuffs.” “Don’t you feel sorry for the Korean people! What an excuse when you return to Japan!” It seems to be a self-performance, “said a critical opinion. The Korea Athletic Association claims that the meals served at the restaurants in the Tokyo Olympic Village are made from ingredients from Fukushima Prefecture, and there is concern about radioactive contamination. For this reason, the team is advised to rent out the kitchen of a hotel near the Olympic Village, make Korean “special” lunch boxes from airlifted ingredients, and eat them because they are safe. Quote / Reference: https://www.news1.kr/articles/?4389650 http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1111628311 https://news.naver.com/main/read.naver?m_view = 1 & includeAllCount = true & mode = LSD & mid = sec & sid1 = 102 & oid = 421 & aid = 0005513964 ■ Deep in the news Are you using a restaurant? It’s a natural question. However, the reason for this becomes clear when you look at the actual situation of the supply system of Korean special lunch boxes. The amount of Korean special bento that can be made in a day is extremely small. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee dispatched 23 school lunch staff, including nutritionists, inspectors, and cooks. However, with this number of people, the maximum number of Korean special lunch boxes that can be made per day is about 400. However, South Korea dispatched a team of athletes to the Tokyo Olympics, with 232 athletes participating in 29 competitions and 122 athletes and officers involved in the competition, for a total of 354 athletes. By simple calculation, only about one per person can be supplied per day. The average person usually eats three meals a day, and the athlete needs thousands of calories a day and the energy of several lunch boxes. It is quite clear that the supply of bento boxes is overwhelmingly short. Moreover, as you can see in the background image, Korean special lunch boxes are clearly deficient in protein, and only carbohydrates are abundant. It looks like a low-priced convenience store lunch box, and it doesn’t look like a treat. It seems impossible to eat 3 or 5 to 6 pieces every day for many days in a row. Judging from the above situation, it seems that lunch boxes are formal enough to be provided if there is a request, but rather most of the meals of the Korean team are covered by the restaurants in the Olympic Village. It would be good. According to the leaked and spread SNS, it is easy to think that only a small number of Korean athletes are using the restaurants in the Olympic Village, but the reality is exactly the opposite, and the majority of them are in the Olympic Village. It would be considered that it was a daily sight to use the restaurant as the main meal. The theme this time was “The reason why the Tokyo Olympics and Korean national teams do not eat Korean special lunch boxes at the Olympic Village restaurant!” Now, the Korean side insists that the ingredients from Fukushima are dangerous. However, if the number of bento boxes provided is extremely small and the provision system is only a form, the claim is considered to have already collapsed. Because, if you really think that the ingredients from Fukushima and the meals in the Olympic Village are risky, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee will have to supply and provide all the meals. On the contrary, not doing so can be interpreted as the Korean side admitting that the foodstuffs from Fukushima and the diet of the Olympic Village are safe, which I do not really think is a risk to the health of the athletes. The restaurant in Tokyo Olympic Village has subdivided areas such as “World”, “Asia”, and “Japan”, and various types of bread, pasta, pizza, fruits, etc. are offered in abundance. There are also corners such as “gluten-free” and “vegetarian”, which correspond to the diverse food cultures of the world. On the other hand, representative players from each country such as the United States, Germany, and Argentina praised many things such as “Is this all free for 24 hours?”, “Abundant variety and high quality”, “This is wonderful, I’m really happy”. The voice is rising. In addition, I feel that these voices include words of gratitude for the “hospitality” of Japan, the host country, and words of hard work for various efforts, which cannot be expressed in words. On the other hand, it seems that Korea is the only country in this tournament that has criticized the food safety provided by the Olympic Village. The reason is also extremely unscientific and unfounded. In many respects, the Tokyo Olympics will make Korea’s peculiarity even more prominent. As mentioned above, Kaori Amai has navigated. How did you feel about it? Quote / Reference: https://www.donga.com/jp/List/article/all/20210715/2794276/1 https://www.kpop.co.kr/news/newsView.php https://the- ans.jp/tokyo-olympic/178599/ https://full-count.jp/2021/07/30/post1115652/ ■ Music used: “Amacha Music Studio” https://amachamusic.chagasi.com/ “Music Note” http://www.music-note.jp/bgm/ ■ This is Kaori Amai. Opinions and impressions that comply with the YouTube policy will encourage production. Click here to subscribe to the channel → http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOHjxgf8CpNyg6gRMk8vurg?sub_confirmation=1.
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