"Only 618 days left until the Expo..." > 자유게시판

There are only 618 days left until the Osaka Expo, which is a national event, but can it really be held? ? ?

It is said that Type A, in which each country builds its own pavilion, is almost impossible, and judging from the responses and reactions of general contractors in Osaka, it seems that they have already given up. . .

There are Type A, in which participating countries build their own pavilions, and Type B and Type C, in which facilities built by Japan are used, but I think Type A will be difficult when you consider the process of creating drawings and plans, applying for building confirmation, making estimates, and contracting.

In the first place, material prices have been soaring due to the weak yen, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Ukraine issue, and there are many parts that are not expected to be imported.

And there is also the absolute problem of labor shortages, and above all, there is the 2024 problem due to the upper limit on overtime work that will come into effect next spring.

In such a situation, it is understandable that general contractors would be hesitant to take on construction work at prices calculated several years ago.

Domestic demand is recovering, and there may be other jobs that are more profitable than contracting for construction related to the Expo.

If this were China, it would be a project of national prestige, so they would do whatever it takes to meet the deadline, but in liberal Japan, it is not so easy.

Miyamoto, chairman of the Japan Construction Federation and Shimizu Corporation, has dismissed the Expo Association's belief that they would be able to meet the deadline if construction began within the year, saying, "I don't understand the basis for that." So I think it is becoming more realistic that the building will not be completed by the time the Expo opens.

The theme of this Expo seems a little ironic for some reason.

Does this mean that they cannot design a future society where life shines due to budget constraints?

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Rather than a testing ground for the future society, there are children who are suffering from hunger right now, and many children who cannot receive treatment or medicine even when they get sick.

Also, there is Russia's armed invasion of Ukraine, and many countries and regions where civil wars are still ongoing.

Is an Expo something that Japan, which has relatively stable politics and economy, should be doing?

After the Expo, it will be a IR site with a casino, but is there really a need to do it on land that is said to inevitably sink?

Yumeshima and Maishima are just garbage dumps, aren't they?

There were no plans to build on them, so is it really okay?

The ground at Kansai International Airport is also sinking every year, and they're jacking it up to maintain the height, but it's probably okay because the construction was done with the assumption that it would sink from the planning stage, but this land is different, right?

I hope we don't end up handing over a huge negative legacy to the next generation...

I feel like there's something about the Ishin Party, which is pushing ahead with it so hard, that there's a smell of money in it. . .

Is that the way the world is?