the 2020 tokyo olympic games taking place in the year 2021 now officially under way. the opening ceremony taking place right now inside that stadium. it is a scaled down version without spectators, about 1,000 people inside there. the kickoff in tokyo comes as the city hit another six month high for new coronavirus infections. joining us now is the ambassador of japan in new york. mr. ambassador it s good to see you this morning, thank you for being with us. the games are under way, under a state of emergency in the country of japan with many japanese saying they don t think the games should be held. are you confident that these games will go off successfully and make it to the finish line? yes. i m very confident. by the way, thank you very much for having me this morning, thank you very much. this tokyo olympic games, are