The Tokyo Olympics, promoted as a way to improve the plight of areas devastated by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, left residents of northeastern Japan largely unimpressed, a survey buried in a government report revealed Tuesday.
The survey was included as part of a government report on the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. It went over the entire endeavor, from the bid stage to its realization during a pandemic with virtually no fans, and all but ignored the controversy surrounding the design and cost of the national stadium.
The survey by Japan's Reconstruction Agency in November asked if people were "grateful for the reconstruction support, or believed the Olympics sent a message to the world that reconstruction is taking place."