Japan reiterates Olympics go-ahead despite cancellation rumors 1 minute read Tokyo, Jan 22 (efe-epa).- The Japanese government on Friday reiterated its intention to hold the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo as planned, despite rumors of their possible cancellation amid the gravity of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country and the rest of the world. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he was determined to organize a safe Games in close collaboration with the Tokyo government, the Tokyo Organizing Committee and the International Olympic Committee. Suga spoke in an address during a session of the upper house of parliament on Friday. The Games should serve as proof of humanity’s victory against Covid-19, the Japanese leader added, reiterating the message that the Japanese authorities have been sending since March of last year, when the decision was taken to postpone the Games by a year on account of the coronavirus pandemic.