you ve been there from start to finish in the initial stages. the japanese people didn t even want these games. what is the sense now on the streets as people look and see it s over. what is the sense there? reporter: rosemary, it s been a tale of two cities. there have been a lot of people that have obviously not been supporting these games because of the health and safety concerns. as a the games began things started to change. there are hundreds of people stretched for about 30, 40 meters waiting to take a picture with the olympic rings, just to be a part of this olympic experience even though it is now officially over. as you mentioned i ve been covering these games throughout this entire time and i was lucky enough to be inside the stadium and witness the closing ceremony in person like every event i attended throughout these games. it really was a surreal experience to sit inside and seemingly watch the celebration of sport, the fireworks, the parade of nations, the athletes wa
we felt the distance very much. the last couple of weeks have been a tale of two cities. there is the one behind the fence where there has been this amazing sport and tremendous success forjapan and the tokyo outside where most of the time you would not even have noticed that the olympics has been happening and the same contrast is true for the pandemic. inside the fence, daily testing meant things were kept under control but outside, the pandemic is now out of control. critics say the olympics has sucked away resources leaving the city without enough covid testing kits or vaccinations. it has left a scar- on the japanese society, meaning people are divided i and above all, the games left the economy attacked, if you look at numbers | in tokyo, it isjust increasing. - there is no doubt that the record breaking haul of medals forjapan has bought
out of the park, this sport loving family have spent much of the last two weeks glued to the telly. but even for them, watching the games on tv hasn t been an unmitigated joy. translation: | really | wanted to go and watch. it s totally different to watch on tv and actually being there to watch the games. translation: it s almost | like the olympics was taking place in another country. we can only watch it on tv. we felt the distance very much. the last two weeks have really been a tale of two cities, two tokyos. there s the one behind this fence, where there s been this amazing sport and tremendous success forjapan. and then there s the tokyo outside the fence, where most of the time you wouldn t even have noticed that the olympics has been going on. the same contrast is true for the pandemic. inside the fence, daily testing means things have been kept pretty well under control but outside, the pandemic is now out of control.
lasted just 15 seconds. but if the authorities were trying to prevent the large gathering spot took place during the opening ceremony, then they failed. out of the park, the sport loving family have spent much of the last two weeks glued to the television but even for them watching games on television has not been unmitigated joy. translation: iwanted to go and watch. - it is totally different to watch on television then actually been there. translation: it is almost | like the olympics was taking place in the mother country. you can only watch it on television. . we felt the distance very much. the last couple of weeks have been a tale of two cities. there is the one behind the fence where there has been this amazing sport and tremendous success forjapan and then moves to tokyo outside where most of the time would not even have
been a tale of two cities. on the one hand the constant protests and fierce opposition to these games really hasn t changed. but at the same time many have tuned in to watch the games on tv and gather for any opportunity to experience the olympics in person. if you just take a look behind me, there are hundreds of people streaming in and out around the national stadium just for the chance to take a picture with the olympic stadium before the lights go out here in tokyo. but rather than a shift in support for the games as a whole, many i ve spoken to have said that they tuned in specifically to assume the atha support the athletes who work so hard to be here. and even though covid cases in the bubble have been relatively low, there is a surge in case count here in tokyo and around the country. despite a state of emergency order being put in place, medical professionals say they are not taking the current crisis seriously and i m told