THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 12, 2020 at 14:25 JST
Passengers wearing masks get off a bus with the livery of Miraitowa, the official mascot of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, in Tokyo on March 5. (AP Photo)
An Olympic organizing committee executive board member said that canceling this summer's Games is “out of the question” because the International Olympic Committee's finances would be endangered if it did not receive TV broadcast revenues. [Read More]
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