Japan Tries To Remain Optimistic As COVID-19 Threatens To Cancel Tokyo Olympics
Officials are swatting away rumors and reports that the government has concluded that new coronavirus restrictions will force the cancellation of the already delayed games.
Japanese officials are swatting away rumors and reports that the government has concluded that, with the Tokyo Olympics 151 days away, and much of the country in a COVID-19 state of emergency, the games cannot be held.
They dismissed an anonymously sourced report by the British newspaper that there is a growing consensus within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party that this summer's games must be scrapped, and Japan should bid for the next available slot in 2032.
