Tokyo Olympics Postponed One Year

Above, the Wako department store in Ginza (left). Photo by Armand Vaquer

All things considered, this is the right thing to do.

Japan and the International Olympics Committee has agreed to postpone the Tokyo Summer Olympics one year due to the coronavirus.

According to Japan Today:

TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach agreed Tuesday to postpone this summer's Tokyo Olympics for one year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Japanese leader said. 

After speaking with Bach on the phone, Abe told reporters that they will aim to hold the Olympics and Paralympics next year. 

It is the first time ever that the quadrennial sporting event has been postponed. 

The IOC will hold an extraordinary meeting to discuss the postponement of the Tokyo Games, Abe said.

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