Softbank CEO criticizes Japan Olympics | Financial

The low vaccination coverage could be dangerous if 100,000 people from 200 countries visit Japan during the Games at the end of July, he says. “At the moment, more than 80 percent of the Japanese want the Olympics to be postponed or canceled. What authority does it impose on? ”The influential billionaire wrote on Twitter in Japanese last weekend. “Does the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have the power to decide that the Games go ahead?”

The government started a major vaccination campaign on Monday to catch up, with help from the military. At present, 4.4 percent of the population has been vaccinated. That is the lowest percentage of any major developed country.

There is strong opposition to the Olympics going ahead, according to opinion polls, but the number of public protests has been limited. Most of the country is still under a state of emergency to contain the fourth wave of the corona virus.

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