THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 5, 2020 at 16:45 JST
The Olympic rings are lit up in the Odaiba area of Tokyo while Rainbow Bridge is illuminated in red, indicating an alert by the Tokyo metropolitan government about a possible second wave of COVID-19 infections. (Kotaro Ebara)
Officials are discussing how to downsize various elements of the Tokyo Olympics to save costs, despite Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s insistence that the already-delayed Summer Games must be held in a “complete format.” [Read More]
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