Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images Japan is set to host the Summer Olympics in Tokyo this July and August. The Japanese capital is under a state of emergency, as it logs new record high COVID-19 infections. Most Japanese want the games delayed or canceled, but the government shows no signs of backing down. Japan is now racking up COVID-19 infections like never before. Less than 1% of the population has been vaccinated, new, more contagious variants have arrived on the scene, and people are tired after more than a year of extreme caution. The situation is so dire that a state of emergency in Tokyo has been extended until the end of May to combat the spread of the virus.