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Tokyo Olympic, Game Venue Area is Off Limits to Locals, Like a Military Base

Last Sunday (August 1st) I walked to Oi Pier Central Seaside Park. At that time, the men's hockey quarterfinals were played at Oi Hockey Stadium in the park.

Sadly, I have not seen anything about hockey games there. Spectators cannot enter the stadium at this Olympic Games. And we are not allowed to enter the area around the stadium, also.

Every entrance to access the stadium were blocked by walls.

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It is not allowed to enter the red zone in the above. The red square with the arrow is the main stadium.

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Many policemen guard the park to keep visitors out. Those policemen are sent from  Shiga prefecture police and Kagoshima prefecture police (both are far from Tokyo).

It looked like a military base, or a maximum security lab.

I took some photos at the following points.

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Below is Point A, supposed to be the entrance for spectators

It was the day of men's quarterfinals.

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Point B:

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Point C:

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Point D:

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Point E: That is not the main stadium, but a track

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Point F: Side road, very quiet

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It was the most boring Olympic Games ever for the local people.

Please spread it to the world.



  
 

Number of Senior High Schools in Japan, 1955-2020

There are 4874 senior high schools in Japan in 2020, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

The following shows the evolution of the number of senior high schools between 1955 and 2020.

 

Table 1: Number of senior high schools, 1955-2020.

  Total National Prefectural, Municipal Private Percentage of private school (%)
1955 4,607 21 3,691 895 19.4
1960 4,598 23 3,554 1,021 22.2
1965 4,849 24 3,633 1,192 24.6
1970 4,798 24 3,550 1,224 25.5
1975 4,946 17 3,701 1,228 24.8
1980 5,208 17 3,951 1,240 23.8
1985 5,453 17 4,147 1,289 23.6
1990 5,506 17 4,177 1,312 23.8
1995 5,501 17 4,164 1,320 24.0
2000 5,478 15 4,145 1,318 24.1
2005 5,418 15 4,082 1,321 24.4
2010 5,116 15 3,780 1,321 25.8
2015 4,939 15 3,604 1,320 26.7
2016 4,925 15 3,589 1,321 26.8
2017 4,907 15 3,571 1,321 26.9
2018 4,897 15 3,559 1,323 27.0
2019 4,887 15 3,550 1,322 27.1
2020 4,874 15 3,537 1,322 27.1
           

Figure: Number of senior high schools, 1955-2020.

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In addition to general senior high schools, there are colleges of technology and secondary schools in Japan for students aged 15 to 18 to attend.

College of technology is a five-year course that is mainly attended by students aged 15 to 20 after graduating from junior high school.

Secondary school is a combination of junior high school and senior high school, and is attended by students aged 12 to 18. 

The next data shows the changes in the number of colleges of technology and secondary schools in Japan between 1962 and 2020.

 

Table 2: Number of colleges of technology, 1955-2020.

  Total National Prefectural, Municipal Private
1962 19 12 2 5
1965 54 43 4 7
1970 60 49 4 7
1975 65 54 4 7
1980 62 54 4 4
1985 62 54 4 4
1990 62 54 4 4
1995 62 54 5 3
2000 63 54 5 3
2005 63 55 5 3
2010 58 51 4 3
2015 57 51 3 3
2016 57 51 3 3
2017 57 51 3 3
2018 57 51 3 3
2019 57 51 3 3
2020 57 51 3 3
         

 

Table 3: Number of secondary schools, 1955-2020.

  Total National Prefectural, Municipal Private Percentage of private school (%)
1999 1 1
2000 4 2 1 1 25.0
2005 19 2 8 9 47.4
2010 48 4 28 16 33.3
2015 52 4 31 17 32.7
2016 52 4 31 17 32.7
2017 53 4 31 18 34.0
2018 53 4 31 18 34.0
2019 54 4 32 18 33.3
2020 56 4 33 19 33.9
           

Source is Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. 文部科学統計要覧(令和3年版)

www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/toukei/002/002b/1417059_00006.htm

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Number of College/University Students by Major in Japan, 1960-2020

The following data show the change in the number of students at colleges/universities by their major in Japan from 1960 to 2020. 

The number of medical field students (mainly nursing study) is increasing recently. The number of students in interdisciplinary fields (called "others" in the following table) is also increasing. Surprisingly, the number of agricultural students is increasing. Despite the fact that the number of Japanese farmers is declining.

Table: Change in the number of students at colleges/universities by major in Japan from 1960 to 2020

  1960 1980 2000 2020
Humanities 77,888 239,990 410,979 364,474
Social science 257,979 704,737 985,617 835,595
Science 16,206 54,579 87,901 78,353
Engineering 92,572 337,767 467,162 382,341
Agriculture 28,040 59,558 70,308 77,622
Medicine & Dentistry 23,026 71,413 64,309 72,245
Health (exclude MD/Dentist) 12,607 40,645 79,328 266,803
Mercantile marine 1,429 1,595 905 411
Home economics 8,203 31,930 44,298 72,117
Education & teacher training 63,169 133,211 137,615 189,986
Arts 9,325 44,158 65,208 74,755
Others 11,020 21,921 58,125 208,870
         

Figure 1: Change in the number of students at colleges/universities by major in Japan from 1960 to 2020 (Faculties with a large number of students)

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Figure 2: Change in the number of students at colleges/universities by major in Japan from 1960 to 2020 (Faculties with a small number of students)

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Source is Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. 文部科学統計要覧(令和3年版)

www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/toukei/002/002b/1417059_00006.htm

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