Not all Japanese are interested in the games.

But it's kind of hard to ignore the Olympics at the moment.

It's amazing to see so many Japanese athletes playing an active part in the games.

Have you heard about the news the person who used to be a comedian in staging Tokyo 2020 was fired the other day due to an anti Jewish joke more than two decades ago.

A lot of Japanese people comment on how embarrassing it is that he was hired.

So how do you read that, as a British person, this type of dark humor is pretty standard from comedians.

play an active part 積極的に関わる、積極的な役割を果たす

composer ｺﾝポｳｻﾞｰ n)作曲家･構図者

anti アﾝ ﾃｨ 接頭語)反の、非

Jewish　ジﾕ-ｲｯｼｭ　adj)ユダヤ人の　n)ユダヤ人

Judea n)ユダヤ

semitic ｾミﾃｨｯｸ　adj)ユダヤ人の

embarrassing ｲﾝ バﾗ ｼﾝｸﾞ adj)面目を失わせるような、バツの悪い思いをさせる

humor ヒｭ- ﾏｰ　n)ユーモア　

comedian　ｺ ミ- ﾃﾞｨ ｱﾝ n)コメデｨアン

comment コ ﾒﾝﾄ v)...について意見を述べる

The world's media are watching.

Australian Olympic showjumper suspended after testing positive for cocaine.

Can you get cocaine legally in Australia?

Recreational marijuana has been legalized in Canada.

The western culture is quite different compared to Japanese one.

as well (文末)

as well (文末)　～もまた、～と同様に

It's kind of hard to ignore it at the moment.

It's everywhere on the news.

Both Japanese people and people overseas are talking about as well.

People are focusing on different elements.

focus フｫｳｶｽ v)関心などに集中する

element  エﾚﾒﾝﾂ n)無視できない要素

Legality of Cannabis

I was just curious something about Canada.

As we all know, recreational marijuana has been legalized that have a big impact on me. Could you share your opinion on about how many people in Canada smoke weed?

American sprinter Sha' Carri Richardson could miss the TOKYO2020 at the end of last month after testing positive for cannabis.

She said cannabis is medicine. There is no reason why athletes should still have to adhere to these rules.

adhere

 verb/ədˈhɪə(r)/ədˈhɪr/[intransitive] (formal)Phrasal Verbs​adhere (to something) to stick to something　固執する

legality　ﾘ ガ ﾘ ﾃｨ  n)適法性

legalize  リ- ｶﾞ ﾗｲｽﾞ v)合法化する

recreational  ﾚｸ ﾘ エｲ ｼｮﾅﾙ  adj)気晴らしの･娯楽の

 creation ｸﾘ エｲ ｼｮﾝ　n)神の天地創造

marijuana ﾏﾗワﾅ n)マリファナ

weed ウｨ-ﾄﾞｩ  n)雑草、はっぱ、マリファナ

cannabis  キｬ ﾅ ﾋﾞｽ　n)マリファナやハシシを抽出する部分、花穂･葉･茎など

medicine　メﾃﾞ ｼﾝ  n)薬

recreational use/medical use

It's a losing battle.

Win-Win situation.

chemical addiction （広義として）薬物中毒

psychological dependence 精神的依存症

physical dependence 身体的依存症

addiction  ｱ デｨｸ ｼｮﾝ 　n)中毒･依存症

addicted ｱ デｨｸ ﾃｨｯﾄﾞ adj)中毒になっている

dependence　ﾃﾞｨ ペﾝ ﾃﾞﾝｽ　n)依存状態

Summer season or rather the Olympics is just around the corner.

On the other hand, I'm not in the mood for the game.

Transgender weightlifter selected for Tokyo Olympics

Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics after being selected for the New Zealand women's team at Tokyo 2020.

Hubbard, 43, competed in men's events before transitioning in 2013.

She has been eligible to compete in the Olympics as a transgender athlete since 2015, when the International Olympic Committee changed its guidelines. 

Hubbard was able to secure a place for Tokyo after weightlifting's governing body modified qualifying requirements. 

NZ selects transgender athlete

transgender　ﾄﾗﾝｽﾞジｪﾝﾀﾞｰ　adj) describing or relating to people whose sense of gender identity does not match their biological sex or does not easily fit in with the usual division between male and female

athlete  ア ｽﾘｰﾄ  n)a person who competes in sports

compete  ｺﾝピーﾄｯ v)to take part in a contest or game, to try to be more successful or better than somebody else who is trying to do the same as you

select ｾレｯｸﾄｩ v)to choose somebody/something,

transition ﾄﾗﾝジｨｼｮﾝ n)the process of changing from one state to another

eligible  エﾘｼﾞﾌﾞﾙ adj)（人が）適格な　a person who is eligible for something, is able to have it because they have the right qualifications, are the right age, etc

committee ｺミﾃｨｰ n)a group of people who are chosen, usually by a larger group, to male decisions or to deal with a particular subject

guideline ガｲﾄﾞﾗｲﾝ n)a set of rules or instructions that are given by an official organization telling you how to do something, especially something difficult

secure ｾキｭｱ  v)守る、確実にする　adj)安全な、確実な 

governing　ガｳﾞｧﾆﾝｸﾞadj)支配する、管理する

modify モﾃﾞﾌｧｲ　v)よくするために部分修正する

qualify ｸオﾘﾌｧｲ ｸワﾗﾌｧｲ v)資格を与える、出場資格を与える

requirement　ﾘｸワｲｱﾒﾝﾄ　n)要求されること、必要条件、

Tokyo Olympic Games

Public opinion and health experts think that it is "impossible" to hold the Games given the development of the pandemic. 

given...　...を考慮すると《前置詞的･接続詞的分詞構文》

Nearly 70% of the population do not want the Olympics to go ahead.

The last time Japan hosted a Summer Olympics was in 1964 and at that time, they were seen as an important symbol for the country's rehabilitation and rebuilding process after World War Two.

For the Tokyo2020/21 Games, there's again a symbolic significance. "Japan has seen economic stagnation for a long time, there has been the tsunami and the nuclear disaster of Fukushima, so the Games would been as symbolic of a revival of Japan. It does take a special importance in that sense.

significance ｼｸﾞニﾌｨｶﾝｽ　n)意味･意義･趣旨

significant ｼｸﾞニﾌｨｶﾝﾄ  adj)大きな意味を持つ･重要な

It can't be 100% safe despite Government wants us make believe! 

make believe 見せかける＝使役動詞make+（人）＋動詞の原形

IOC and Japanese government are only thinking about the financial profits and they don't care if people die. It's the complete opposite of the Olympic sprit.

financial ﾌｨナﾝｼｬﾙ　ﾌｧｲナﾝｼｬﾙ　adj)金銭上の･財務上の

profit　ﾌﾟロﾌｨｯﾄ n)利益

If our children are having to give up their sporting events, why can the Olympics go ahead is my simple question.

have 使役（当然の事）・make 使役（強制的）