Japan will not send for Games in Beijing ministers and government officials

Japan will not send ministers and government officials to Winter Olympic Games in Beijing which will pass in 2022, told the secretary general of Cabinet of Ministers to Khirokadzu Matsuno. Japan will be presented by sports officials, including the chairman of the organizing committee of the Games which have taken place in this year to Tokyo, the deputy of the upper house of parliament Seyko Khasimoto. Matsuno emphasized that Japan does not consider this decision as an example of diplomatic boycott. "Japan made the decision [on delegation structure] independently. As for presence of our delegation at the Games in Beijing, we do not intend...