80% want Tokyo Games cancelled or delayed: Japanese survey

By Reuters For Citizen Digital

Published on: January 10, 2021 14:33 (EAT)

80% want Tokyo Games cancelled or delayed: Japanese survey — FILE PHOTO: The giant Olympic rings which were temporarily taken down in August for maintenance are illuminated after being reinstalled at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID 19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

In Summary

Suga has come under fire for his handling of the pandemic and his support rate has tumbled since he took office in September

About 80% of people in Japan say this year’s Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled or delayed as worries mount about a record surge in coronavirus cases across the country, a Kyodo News poll showed on Sunday.

The survey found 35.3% want the Games to be cancelled and 44.8% favoured another delay. The world’s biggest multi-sports event, postponed last year due to the pandemic, is scheduled to be held from July 23-Aug. 8 in the Japanese capital.

Suga has come under fire for his handling of the pandemic and his support rate has tumbled since he took office in September.

About 79% said Suga’s decision to call the state of emergency for Tokyo came too late and 68% were dissatisfied with the government’s response to the pandemic, the survey found.

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