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15 Sep 2015

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Residents of Kasumigaoka public apartment complex

Japan: Residents at risk of eviction for Olympic stadium petition IOC

We are residents of Tokyo’s Kasumigaoka public apartment complex. Since we unexpectedly received notification in July 2012 that we need to move out of our home due to the reconstruction of the National Stadium for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, we have been in constant anxiety and pain. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Japan Sport Council (JSC) have unilaterally sent us the notification and only explained about possible sites for us to move in. They have not tried to listen to our desire that we want to keep living in the current area where we have friends and we are strongly attached to. We sent a statement to Tokyo Governor Masuzoe Yoichi three times in July 2014, February 2015, and June 2015, calling on him to give us a reasonable explanation. However, we have not received any answer. ... We call for a negotiation table to be set up to sincerely explore possible ways to maintain the Kasumigaoka apartment complex. If the construction of the New National Stadium destroys the community of us residents who have lived in the area for a long time and infringes on our right to live, it will not only give us tremendous hardships but also go against the Olympic Spirit that values the “Preservation of Human Dignity.”

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