Due to a surge of the COVID-19 cases in Japan, Tokyo has issued a state of emergency, which may be extended to the time when the Olympic Games are being held in Tokyo. IOC and Japan’s Olympic Committee have decided …

The New York Time’s podcast Daily featured the Tokyo Olympics 2020, which is scheduled to begin on Friday, July 23, 2021. It discusses an overwhelmingly skeptic public opinion about hosting a mega event like the Olympics during the pandemic and …

The Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board wrote this opinion piece in support of Tokyo Olympics 2021.

Quote: “President Biden supports Prime Minister Suga’s efforts to hold a safe and secure Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer,” a joint Biden-Suga statement …

The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games are scheduled to begin on Friday, July 23, 2021 and a poll conducted just 10 weeks before the event shows that over 80% of Japanese oppose hosting the event during the pandemic.

Quote: “More …

Japan has been under a state of emergency due to an increase of COVID-19 since late April. Vaccine is scarce and very few were vaccinated. The recent poll shows that 70% of Japanese do not want the Olympic Games to …

Japan declared a state of emergency between Sunday, April 25, 2021 and Tuesday, May 11, 2021 to curb the rising COVID-19 infections. This is the third time that Japan has declared the state of emergency for COVID-19 and the third …

An analysis of the Tokyo Olympic Games 2021 by BBC. Quote: ” for plans for how the Games might look, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has released a first draft of its ‘playbook’ explaining the many rules that must be …

The Tokyo Olympic Games are scheduled to begin on Friday, July 23, 2021 (100 days from today).

Coincidentally, the delayed rollout of vaccine distribution in Japan just started on Monday, April 12, 2021, mostly for frontline workers and the elderly …

The New York Times published this featured article on the up-coming Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2021. The article answers frequently asked questions about the Tokyo Olympics 2021.…

Rikako Ikee, a star swimmer in Japan, had to give up her hope for the Tokyo Olympic Games when she was diagnosed with leukemia in 2019. She was able to resume her swimming practice in mid 2020 and just won …

The touch relay for the Tokyo Olympic Games kicked off on Thursday, March 25, 2021. The 2021 Olympics is scheduled to begin on Friday, July 23, 2021. Some believe the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games can become a symbolic event …

It was probably expected, but Japan is going to announce that it will not accept audience traveling from overseas at the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2021. Given the lack of physical audience, can Japan deliver an innovative way …

A recent survey by a large consultancy agent shows that a majority of people in Japan, the U.K. and Germany oppose holding the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. “Those who disagreed accounted for 56% in Japan, highest among the six countries. …

Yoshiro Mori, the chief or Tokyo Organising Committee and the former Japanese Prime Minister, will resign for his sexist remark in late January. The Tokyo Olympic Games has already lost public support (about 60% of Japanese want the Games to …

28% of Japanese support holding the Olympic Games in 2021. Another 28% support the Olympic Games without spectators. 61% want the Games to be postponed or cancelled altogether (which is about 20% points lower than previous opinion polls).…

The New York Times seems to think the Tokyo Olympics Games 2021 are unlikely to happen. It’s not entirely clear why Japanese domestic newspapers have never made such reports. Instead they reported what the Time had reported (without making their …

27% of Japanese support holding the Olympic Games in 2021, with 32% backing cancellation and 31% favoring further postponement.…