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COVID-19 resurgence in Japan forces series of public Olympic torch relay cancellations


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COVID-19 resurgence in Japan forces series of public Olympic torch relay cancellations
The Mainichi
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Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura is seen in tears as he apologizes to local torchbearers during the Olympic flame ceremony in the city of Matsuyama, on April 21, 2021. (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii)
The Tokyo Olympic torch relay is in disarray amid a fourth wave of coronavirus infections in Japan, as the COVID-19 resurgence has forced local organizers to cancel legs on public roads in various prefectures and downsize related events. Will the light of hope make it to Tokyo in July as planned?
On the night of April 21, Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura was in tears as he bowed in apology to torchbearers at a venue in the prefectural capital Matsuyama, which was supposed to be used to celebrate the arrival of the Olympic flame, following the cancellation of the relay on public roads. Instead, the participants only got to hold and raise ....

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Financial benefits of Tokyo Games are overestimated, lack credibility: Japan economist


Financial benefits of Tokyo Games are overestimated, lack credibility: Japan economist
February 28, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Economist Yoshihiko Senoo is seen in Tokyo s Shibuya Ward on Feb. 4, 2021. (Mainichi/Keigo Kawasaki)
TOKYO Various estimates regarding the economic effects of this summer s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have been disclosed by experts, private think tanks, and other parties. The common perception is that there will be more benefit in holding the games than canceling them, though estimates range widely from 3 trillion to as much as 100 trillion yen (about $28.5 billion to $949 billion).
The Mainichi Shimbun sat down with Yoshihiko Senoo, an economist and research adviser for the Land Institute of Japan and former member of the now-defunct Economic Planning Agency, to talk about the reliability of such economic estimates for the Tokyo Games. ....

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