Tokyo Olympics: poll shows 60% of Japanese people want Games cancelled

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The Guardian newspaper: International | guardian.co.uk

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10/05/2021 07:13

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Tokyo Olympics: poll shows 60% of Japanese people want Games cancelled

 

10/05/2021 07:13 // The Guardian newspaper: International | guardian.co.uk

  • Limited public support amid surge in Covid-19 cases in Tokyo
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Preparations for the Tokyo Olympics have suffered another setback after a poll found that nearly 60% of people in Japan want them to be cancelled, less than three months before the Games are due to open.

Japan has extended a state of emergency in Tokyo and several other regions until the end of May as it struggles to contain a surge in Covid-19 cases fuelled by new, more contagious variants, with medical staff warning that health services in some areas are on the verge of collapse.

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