日本政府：美国对日旅行警告不会影响奥运会举办
A man wearing a mask walks past a banner for the Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, May 11, 2021. /CFP
日本内阁官房长官加藤胜信25日表示，美国国务院前一天发出的对日旅行警告不会影响东京奥运会的举办。
加藤胜信在当天的例行新闻发布会上说，美国的旅行警告中，并没有禁止重要的赴日旅行，他同时还强调美国并没有改变对东京奥运会的支持态度。
同时作为日本政府发言人的加藤胜信说：“我们相信美国支持日本政府决心举办奥运会的立场并没有改变。”他还表示，美国政府已经告知日本方面，这次旅行警告对美国代表团参加东京奥运会不会构成影响。
Japan's chief cabinet secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday that Tokyo believes there is no change in U.S. support for holding the Olympics despite its issuing a "do not travel advisory" for Japan.
"There is absolutely no change in the United States' support for Japan's decision to hold the Olympics, we believe," Kato said.
美国国务院24日以日本新冠疫情恶化为由，把对日旅行的警告级别由第三级“谨慎考虑前往”提高到了最严重的第四级别“建议暂勿前往”。美国奥委会随后发表声明，称国务院的警告级别调整不会影响美国运动员参赛。
据透露，美国这次上调旅行警告级别是参考了美国疾病控制和预防中心（CDC）流行病学分析的结果。CDC在官网警告说：“即便接种了新冠疫苗的旅行者，也存在感染变异毒株并扩散的风险，应避免所有的赴日旅行。”
The U.S. State Department on Monday urged against travel to Japan because of a new wave of coronavirus cases just two months before the Tokyo Olympics are set to begin.
The U.S. State Department's "do not travel" advisory and guidance for Japan did not mention the Olympics specifically but warned against visiting the country now. Last week, a top Olympic official said the Games would start as planned on July 23, even under a state of emergency after being postponed in 2020 during the pandemic.
International spectators will not be allowed to enter Japan to attend the Games, but a decision is yet to be made on domestic spectators.
"Travelers should avoid all travel to Japan," the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in the new guidance, adding that "because of the current situation in Japan, even fully vaccinated travelers may be at risk for getting and spreading COVID-19 variants and should avoid all travel to Japan."
"At present, we can see no particular impact," Japan's Olympic Minister Tamayo Marukawa told a news conference.
She noted that the advisory did not ban essential travel and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee had said planned mitigation practices would allow for the safe participation of Team USA athletes.
Australia has also advised against travel to Japan due to health risks from COVID-19 and disruptions to global travel.