No doubt a joke of a host all because Japan wanted to cut costs.
I don't blame
Ryu Seungmin for giving Aichi-Nagoya 2026 an F after what the organizing committee prepared for them at the Costa Serena ceremony.
《組織委内部資料入手》アジア大会でトラブル続出の内幕「準備段階から長期の遅れ」「契約額を184億円も上回る計画が…」
https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/92356
「北朝鮮の国歌が…」アジア大会“国歌取り違え”の元凶は仏系企業“GLイベンツジャパン”だった 「オペレーターはGLeから来たスタッフでした」《組織委グループチャット入手》
https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/92471
'Worst AG disaster' before the Taeguk Warriors: 'North Korean national anthem' played... "The culprit is a French company"... No apology, just "strict confidentiality" and buck-passing [Aichi Nagoya AG]
https://www.starnewskorea.com/en/sports/2026/09/30/2026093020511522678
亞運》被稱史上最糟！追加184億日圓還擺爛 黑幕曝光
https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20260929001704-260403
事實上，這間法商先前在承攬大阪關西世博展館工程時，就曾爆出惡意拖欠下游包商數億元款項的醜聞。當時在地業者便曾公開擔憂其財務與執行能力恐波及亞運。面對外界質疑，組委會僅低調回應不便評論合約協議，而這場因省錢而外包，卻因管理不善演變成公關災難的鬧劇，也將大會的營運無能徹底攤在陽光下。
根據報導，日本奧林匹克委員會（JOC）會長橋本聖子今年初曾公開宣告「這是絕對不容許失敗的一年」，其最終目的正是希望藉由名古屋亞運的順利舉辦，作為再次爭取冬季奧運主辦權的跳板。然而，為了洗刷東京奧運時期爆發的貪腐醜聞，這次特地避開舊班底的營運模式，卻換來連連出包的醜聞，也讓外界對日本未來是否有能力承辦大型國際綜合運動會打上了一個巨大的問號。
(In fact, this French company had previously been embroiled in a scandal involving the malicious withholding of hundreds of millions of yen in payments to subcontractors during the construction of a pavilion for the Osaka-Kansai Expo.
At the time, local industry players publicly voiced concerns that the company's financial instability and poor execution capabilities might jeopardize the Asian Games. Faced with external scrutiny, the organizing committee offered only a low-key response, stating it could not comment on contractual agreements; meanwhile, this fiasco—an outsourcing move driven by cost-cutting that spiraled into a public relations disaster due to mismanagement—has fully exposed the organizers' operational incompetence to the public eye.
According to reports, Seiko Hashimoto, President of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC), publicly declared earlier this year that "failure is absolutely not an option" for the year ahead,
with the ultimate goal of using the successful hosting of the Nagoya Asian Games as a springboard to bid for the Winter Olympics once again. However, the deliberate decision to abandon the operational model used during the Tokyo Olympics—an attempt to shed the stigma of the corruption scandals that plagued those Games—has instead resulted in a series of blunders and controversies, casting serious doubt on Japan's future capacity to host major international multi-sport events.)
整理包／選手住貨櫃屋、放錯國歌… 名古屋亞運如何淪為「史上最差」？
https://www.worldjournal.com/wj/story/121617/9784199
受東奧貪腐醜聞影響，部分贊助商選擇觀望或放棄。8月底，275萬張預定銷售總量中，據關係人士透露售約70萬至80萬張，不到三成。開幕典禮當天，3萬席位的瑞穗公園陸上競技場出現大片空位。
日媒普遍將亞運失去「待客之道」歸究於大會組織委員會「狂找藉口」，也認為失去大型機構的專業經驗所致；但有日媒評論指出，就算電通當初有參與，類似的混亂未必能完全避免，問題根源在於日本整體組織執行力的衰退。
(Affected by the Tokyo Olympics corruption scandal, some sponsors opted to adopt a wait-and-see approach or withdraw entirely.
By late August, sources revealed that only about 700,000 to 800,000 tickets had been sold out of a planned total of 2.75 million—less than 30 percent. On the day of the opening ceremony, large sections of seating at the 30,000-capacity Mizuho Park Athletics Stadium remained empty.
Japanese media generally attribute the Asian Games' failure to uphold the spirit of *omotenashi* (Japanese hospitality) to the organizing committee's tendency to "constantly make excuses" and the loss of professional expertise from major agencies. However, some commentators have noted that even if Dentsu had been involved from the start, similar chaos might not have been entirely avoidable;
the root cause lies in a broader decline in organizational execution capabilities across Japan.)
愛面子的日本，為何辦出被罵「史上最差」的亞運
https://www.bigmedia.com.tw/article/1790857662227
問題剛浮現時，組委會先強調「沒有比賽因此延誤」，外媒則批評主辦方把責任推給代表團和外國承包商。名古屋市長廣澤一郎到開幕第11天才公開道歉。開幕前，主辦方還在選手郵輪的活動中安排人扮成豐臣秀吉，觸動韓國的歷史傷痛。日本組織習慣關起門來處理、能壓就壓，國際體壇卻要求即時說明、公開認錯，慢了半拍的道歉，很容易被看成推卸責任。
代價已經出現。印度代表團團長直言，日本的形象從「很好」變成「很差」；日本媒體也擔心這次砸了招牌，會拖累日後申辦奧運與世界盃。花了約3700億日圓，換來一場國際公關災難，怎麼算都划不來。
(When the issues first surfaced, the organizing committee initially insisted that "no competitions were delayed,"
while foreign media criticized the organizers for shifting blame onto the delegations and foreign contractors. It was not until the eleventh day of the event that Nagoya Mayor Ichiro Hirosawa publicly apologized.
Prior to the opening, organizers had even arranged for someone to dress as Toyotomi Hideyoshi during an event on the athletes' cruise ship—a move that reopened historical wounds for South Korea. While Japanese organizations are accustomed to handling matters behind closed doors and downplaying issues whenever possible, the international sports community demands immediate explanations and public admissions of error; a belated apology is easily perceived as an attempt to evade responsibility.
The price has already been paid. The head of the Indian delegation bluntly stated that Japan's image had shifted from "excellent" to "poor," and Japanese media expressed concern that this tarnished reputation could jeopardize future bids for the Olympics and the World Cup. Spending approximately 370 billion yen only to end up with an international public relations disaster is, by any measure, a losing proposition.)
Japan's Hideyoshi Ceremony Sparks Historical Controversy
Ceremony honors 1592 Korean invasion leader amid 2021 Olympic banner dispute echoes
https://www.chosun.com/english/sports-en/2026/09/16/44P23NLW3RGMNGBAJKU4ZJBQXQ/
Korea files official complaint for highlighting Japanese warlord in ceremony
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreig...for-highlighting-japanese-warlord-in-ceremony
