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Japanese officials denied an anonymously sourced report that the government has privately concluded they will have to cancel the Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic.
With just 151 days to go before the games are set to begin, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Manabu Sakai told reporters that the story was categorically untrue. We would like to fully deny [the report] by saying there is no truth to it, Sakai said at a press conference, according to the
Kyodo News. Of course, we have to take into account the situation abroad, and we will decide on whether to actually hold the event at some point, but until then, the Japanese government will do what needs to be done.
January 23, 2021
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan dismissed a report claiming officials see cancelling the Tokyo Olympics as inevitable yesterday, as heavyweights the United States (US), Canada and Australia said they were still preparing for the Games.
Deputy government spokesman Manabu Sakai said there was “no truth” to the report in
The Times, which quoted an unnamed ruling coalition source as saying “the consensus is that it’s too difficult” to hold the Games.
It is the latest article to cast doubt on the troubled 2020 Olympics, which were postponed over the coronavirus last year but have been hit by a surge in cases and plunging public support.
There is no truth to a report about the possible cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics, Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Manabu Sakai, a government spokesman, told reporters on Friday, denying a newspaper report that the event would be called off.
Japan says there is no truth in report that Tokyo Olympics will be cancelled
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People walk by posters to promote the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Tuesday.
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People walk by posters to promote the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Tuesday.
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JAPAN HAS DISMISSED a report claiming officials see cancelling the Tokyo Olympics as inevitable, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he was “determined” to hold the Games.