Help Save People's World The economic crisis has hit People's World hard. We need the support of all our friends and readers to continue publishing. Olympic sized Covid problems for Japan ahead of the Summer Games May 24, 2021 12:12 PM CDT By Al Neal In this May 17, 2021, file photo, demonstrators protest against the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The IOC and Tokyo Olympic organizers start three days of virtual meetings Wednesday, May 19, 2021 and will run into some of the strongest medical-community opposition so far with the games set to open in just over eight weeks. | Koji Sasahara/AP The 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games are now two months away, and the situation does not look good. Current polls show over 80 per cent of the population want the games cancelled. The results are not surprising following the extension of a Covid-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and nine other major cities.