Resistance to the 2021 Olympics is growing

This comes from a survey by the Tokyo Shoko Research Institute among 12.857 companies in the country. Accordingly, 53,6 percent spoke out against the games, 46,2 percent voted for them. A July survey of the Japanese population produced even clearer results. 36,4 percent of those surveyed were in favor of another postponement, 33,7 percent in favor of cancellation. Only 23,9 percent supported the planned event. A majority of the survey participants (75,3 percent) who advocated cancellation or postponement believed that the corona pandemic could not be contained so quickly. Among opponents within the Japanese economy, 27,8 percent were in favor of a complete cancellation of the second Summer Games in Tokyo after 1964, while 25,8 percent wanted a further postponement. However, this is currently not an option for either the International Olympic Committee (IOC) or the Japanese government. Among those in favor, only 22,5 percent were in favor of games as planned, while 18,4 percent wanted a scaled-down edition. 5,3 percent of companies are without spectators for the summer games. This option is currently not a serious alternative for either the IOC or the organizing committee. The mood changes For parts of the Japanese economy, the awarding of the Olympics to Tokyo was a blessing. Since then, the national marketing program has generated three billion dollars, a good 2,5 billion euros, and 70 companies are involved at various levels. However, Corona is now also causing severe economic losses in Nippon, with exports collapsing by 19,2 percent in July compared to the previous year. And the pandemic continues to spread in Japan. A record 1998 new infections were reported at the beginning of the month. So far, more than 60.000 people in Japan are or have been ill with COVID-19, and 1159 deaths have been registered.

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Resistance to the 2021 Olympics is growing

Based on the population, even Japan's economy has spoken out against hosting the Olympic Games in Tokyo, which have been postponed to 2021. The event is on increasingly shaky ground.

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