JRP Chairman and CEO visit Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to promote motorsports

Mr. Masahiko Kondo, Chairman of JRP (Japan Race Promotion), visited the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology with Mr. Yoshihisa Ueno, President and CEO of JRP on April 26, and paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Keiko Nagaoka, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and Mr. Koji Murofushi, Commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency. . After the courtesy call, in which he said, “Let’s liven up motorsports together,” Chairman Kondo, who responded to the media coverage, said, “The minister and the secretary were so interested.” .

Regarding the courtesy visit this time, JRP President Ueno said, “In fact, since last year, the Japan Sports Agency has been in charge of motor sports, and there is a background that they have been supporting us in various activities. In line with the background, on April 19th we underwent a new system, so the chairman and I, the representative, would like to say hello and thank you for your daily support and continue motorsports as a so-called professional sport. We were able to talk about wanting to borrow various powers to develop it.”

Chairman Kondo said, “It’s been a lot of time since I became chairman, and the first thing that surprised me when I was able to say hello to various people was that I had been doing motor sports, or Super Formula, for 50 years, and I still had no jurisdiction. First of all, it was shocking or exciting that there was a fact that it wasn’t clear,” he said.

Ms. Keiko Nagaoka, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (left) and Mr. Masahiko Kondo, Chairman of Japan Race Promotion Co., Ltd. (right)

Regarding Minister of Education, Nagaoka, who made a courtesy call, Chairman Kondo said, “I had a lot of talks with the minister, but when I talked to him, he said, ‘Motor sports are athletes.’ I will continue to improve, so let’s step up more and more through Mr. Sakon.”

Regarding Director Murofushi of the Japan Sports Agency, Chairman Kondo said, “Since the director was an athlete after all, his eyes lit up when he told me that he wanted to raise children who are interested in motor sports. He seems to be very interested in karting, so there was a friendly atmosphere, such as the idea of ​​holding a karting competition next time. I was told,” he reported.

During the courtesy visit this time, Chairman Kondo said, “There is a great response. Today, I was able to talk about twice as much as I wish I could message you, so it was very fruitful.” President Ueno said, ” When foreign athletes couldn’t enter Japan due to the coronavirus, the Sports Agency was sweating at the time, but I have the impression that if there was a jurisdiction at that time, it would have been possible to speed things up a little more. So, after all, if we are properly connected with the government, it will definitely help us in terms of improving the environment for athletes. talked.