TOKYO—The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are only two months away, but residents are deeply divided on whether they should go ahead mid-pandemic, after the Games were already delayed by a year due to COVID-19.
A fourth coronavirus wave, renewed state of emergency restrictions and an already stretched healthcare system have got many calling for the event to be canceled. As a preventative measure, most foreigners are already banned from attending and a decision is still pending on domestic spectators.
Opinion polls show a majority of respondents want the Games postponed or canceled even as the government has promised to keep them safe. But the reality on the streets of Tokyo paints a more…
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