Caster Jiro Shinbo appeared on Nippon Broadcasting System “Jiro Shinbo Zoom so far!” Regarding Qatar’s FIFA World Cup (World Cup) tournament that started at dawn on the 21st (Japan time), he said he could not watch all the matches on Japanese terrestrial television, saying, “I really feel that the country is getting poorer,’ he said.
[Soccer Qatar World Cup 2022 Japan National Team vs. Canada National Team (partita amichevole internazionale)]Group photo (front row from left) Yuki Soma, Takefusa Kubo, Takumi Minamino, Takuma Asano, Gaku Shibasaki, (back row from left) Hiroki Sakai, Hiroki Ito, Ko Itakura, Shogo Taniguchi, Midori Tanaka, Shuichi Gonda = Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, November 17, 2022 Photo courtesy of Sankei Shimbun
The Qatar Football World Cup (World Cup) tournament started on the 21st after 1:00 (Japan time). Japan’s first match against Germany will take place on the 23rd at 10pm (same).
Shinbo) It’s not very popular in Japan. The reason is clear. You can watch all matches live on Internet TV, but not on terrestrial TV. As expected, the Japan national team’s matches will be broadcast live on terrestrial television, but those who want to watch them will want to watch all the matches.
The reason you can’t watch every game on terrestrial television in Japan is because the fees for broadcasting rights have gotten too high. Broadcast rights for the soccer World Cup and the Olympics are in the tens of billions of yen, which is not a price Japanese terrestrial broadcasters can afford. I think the current depreciation of the yen is also having an impact.
Speaking of the depreciation of the yen, the following problem also came up. Not long ago, all the best artists in the world wanted to come to Japan. This is because wages are high in Japan. However, with the gradual depreciation of the yen, the cost of inviting artists from abroad, such as airfare, becomes too high, and there is a situation that it is not possible to invite first-rate artists.
From the live coverage of the World Cup and the invitation of foreign artists, I strongly feel that the country is becoming impoverished. However, I want the Japan national team to do their best.
