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Cancelling this year s Olympic Games remains on the cards concedes a senior Japanese ruling party official.
Toshihiro Nikai, secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, said Japan might have to give up on the Tokyo Olympics if rising coronavirus cases in the country made the event impossible ,
Kyodo news agency has reported. If it s a situation that s absolutely impossible, we need to make a decision without hesitation, he said.
Mr Nikai questioned what the meaning of the Olympics would be if the Games ended up spreading the virus.
Tokyo s National Olympic Stadium
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Mr Nikai is known for his frank comments. Many other ruling party politicians have avoided discussing the hot issue of a possible cancellation.