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Japan s Kaori Yamaguchi, an executive member of the Japanese Olympic Committee, speaks during an interview in Tokyo, on May 19, 2021. Yamaguchi, one of Japan s best-known Olympians and an executive member of the Japanese Olympic Committee says Tokyo has been âcorneredâ into holding the games in seven weeks in the middle of a pandemic. In an outspoken editorial published Friday, June 4, by Japan s Kyodo news agency, Yamaguchi said the International Olympic Committee, the Japanese government, and local organizers, are ignoring widespread opposition â 50-80% depending on the poll â to the Olympics from the Japanese public. (Kyodo News via AP) June 04, 2021 - 3:13 AM
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TOKYO (AP) One of Japan’s best-known Olympians and an executive member of the Japanese Olympic Committee says Tokyo has been “cornered” into holding the games during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In an outspoken editorial published Friday, Kaori Yamaguchi said the International Olympic Committee, the government and local organizers are ignoring widespread opposition to the Olympics from the Japanese public.
Depending on how the question is phrased in different polls, between 50-80% of Japanese oppose holding the Olympics.
“We have been cornered into a situation where we cannot even stop now. We are damned if we do, and damned if we do not,” Yamaguchi wrote in an editorial published by Japan’s Kyodo news agency. “The IOC also seems to think that public opinion in Japan is not important.”