It was announced that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will attend the pre-final ceremony of the F1 Japan GP held at Suzuka Circuit for the first time in three years.
The F1 Japan GP, which has been canceled for the past two years due to the new coronavirus. In particular, despite the success of the Olympics in Japan last year, permission was not granted to host the event. “I feel unfair,” he said.
At the press conference held on the morning of October 7th (Friday), Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara announced the final of the F1 Japan Grand Prix to be held at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on Sunday, October 9th. It was announced that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will attend the ceremony before the start of the race.
“Prime Minister Kishida is scheduled to visit Mie Prefecture the day after tomorrow, October 9, and Kagoshima Prefecture on October 10, if circumstances permit,” said Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara.
“In Mie Prefecture, we plan to participate in the start ceremony of the 2022 FIA F1 World Championship Series Honda F1 Japan Grand Prix Race.”
At the ceremony before the final race of the 2022 F1 Japan Grand Prix, it has been decided that Nana Mizuki, who is active as a voice actor, singer and narrator, will sing the national solo.
In Japan, the prime minister has never visited a motorsports scene, which is rare even in the world. Last week, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government signed a contract aiming to host Formula E in 2024, and it seems that attention will be focused on motor sports, which has been whispered to be unpopular in recent years.
Category: F1 / F1 Japan GP