Japan's Olympics minister signaled on Thursday the Summer Games would go ah...
TOKYO - Japan’s Olympics minister signaled on Thursday the Summer Games would go ahead as planned from July even as the coronavirus outbreak spread to new parts of the country.
The minister, Seiko Hashimoto made the comments on the same day that Japan reported its biggest one-day increase in new cases of coronavirus. Broadcaster NHK reported confirmed cases had risen to 1,036 nationwide as of Thursday morning, 36 more than the previous day. The Olympics minister had stirred controversy earlier this week by saying the contract with the International Olympic Committee “could be interpreted as allowing a postponement” of the within calendar 2020.
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said in a statement the metropolitan government was working in full collaboration with the IOC and organizers “to ensure the delivery of a safe and secure Games.”
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Japan still preparing for Olympics as planned - SugaJapan is preparing to host the Tokyo Summer Olympics as planned, the government&...
Read more »
Japan plays down possibility of postponing Tokyo Olympics due to coronavirus outbreakThe Japanese government played down speculation over whether the Tokyo Summer Olympics will take place as planned, as the country's coronavirus cases topped 1,000.
Read more »
Chinese President Xi Jinping postpones state visit to Japan to focus on the coronavirusThe novel coronavirus outbreak has spread across the world, with countries racing to contain new self-sustaining clusters. Follow here for live updates
Read more »
Chinese President Xi's Japan visit delayed due to coronavirusChinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Japan has been postponed beca...
Read more »
Virus outbreak delays Xi's state visit to neighboring JapanTOKYO (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Japan has been postponed so both countries can fight the coronavirus outbreak, Japan's chief government spokesman said Thursday....
Read more »
Japan's KAMIJO Talks Napoleon & 25th Anniversary
Read more »