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Japan is finally showing urgency. It’s too late to counter concerns around next month’s Games.

Olympic officials are determined to have a Tokyo Games despite Japan's growing doubts Simon Denyer and Rick Maese, The Washington Post May 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail TOKYO - The International Olympic Committee this week unveiled updated plans for holding the Summer Games in Japan, meticulous "playbooks" that promise to ensure the safety not only of the athletes taking part but also of the Japanese public during a global pandemic. They represent "very hard work" and "determination, a lot of determination" to stage the Games safely and successfully, the IOC's sports director, Christophe Dubi...

The International Olympic Committee this week unveiled updated plans for holding the Summer Games in Japan, meticulous "playbooks" that promise to ensure the safety not only of the athletes taking part but also of the Japanese public during a global pandemic.

“No one wants to be the first to say so but the consensus is that it’s too difficult,” the Times quoted an unnamed senior member of Japan’s ruling coalition as saying. “Personally, I don’t think it’s going to happen.” The source added: “[The prime minister Yoshihide] Suga is not emotionally invested in the Games. But they want to show that they are ready to go, so that they will get another chance in 11 years. In these circumstances, no one could really object to that.” However, in a strongly worded statement the Japanese government insisted that that was not the case. “...