9 governors say Tokyo Games should be canceled, delayed depending on circumstances: poll

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9 governors say Tokyo Games should be canceled, delayed depending on circumstances: poll
The Mainichi
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The Olympic rings re-installed at Odaiba Marine Park in Minato Ward, Tokyo, are seen in December 2020. (Mainichi/Toshiki Miyama)
TOKYO -- Nine of Japan's 47 prefectural governors think the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games should be canceled or postponed depending on the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Mainichi Shimbun survey. Of the nine, the prefectures of Saitama, Shizuoka, and Yamanashi are set to provide venues for the upcoming games.
The Mainichi Shimbun sent the questionnaire to all 47 governors on April 20, and received answers from them all by April 28. The first question asked what their thoughts on holding the games as governors who are expected to protect their residents' health, and respondents could choose between answering four options: The games should be held whatever the circumstances of the pandemic; should be canceled or postponed depending on the circumstances; now is the time to decide to cancel or postpone, and I don't know.

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