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The Japanese government has made an internal conclusion to cancel the Tokyo Olympics scheduled to open in July in the aftermath of the Corona 19 pandemic, the British The Times reported on the 21st (local time).
The Times cited a senior official from the Japanese ruling party coalition who requested anonymity, saying that the Japanese government is focusing on hosting the 2032 Tokyo Olympics.
The official said that there is consensus that the Olympics, which have already been postponed for one year, will not be held this year, and that the government is seeking a plan to announce the cancellation of the possibility of hosting the next Olympics.
The official said to The Times, “No one wants to say that the Olympics will be canceled first, but opinions are gathering that it is too difficult to hold,” and “Personally, I don’t think the Olympics will be held.”
The Tokyo Olympics were originally scheduled for July last year, but due to the corona 19 pandemic, it was postponed for one year and was scheduled to be held from July 23rd to August 8th this year.
However, skepticism has grown as the spread of corona19 has not subsided, with more than 5,000 corona19 confirmed this month. Public opinion also worsened. In a recent NHK broadcast poll, 77% of respondents said that the Tokyo Olympics should be canceled or postponed again.
On the 14th, Taro Kono, the Prime Minister in charge of administrative reform, admitted the possibility of canceling the Olympics, saying, “It is necessary to do our best to prepare for the Olympics (including the possibility of no spectators), but we do not know which way to turn. .
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