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Yesterday (23rd) One day, around 1,000 new corona19 confirmed in Japan. With the proliferation of large cities such as Tokyo, the skepticism about the Tokyo Olympics, which is less than a year away, is growing, but the Japanese government has said that there is no Olympic replay.

I'm Yoo Sung-jae, a correspondent in Tokyo.

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Yesterday, more than 980 new corona 19 confirmed people from all over Japan.

Yesterday, 795 people were the biggest contributors of all time, and it increased by nearly 200 people in one day.

Tokyo had 366 people, exceeding 300 for the first time, and Osaka had 104 people.

Indeed, the spread of corona has spread throughout Japan as the infection spreads across regions and age groups.

[Koike/Tokyo Governor: I don't want to be infected and I want you to act on the basis of not infecting.]

Among these, the opening day of the Tokyo Olympics scheduled for July 23 of next year is now within a year, but the atmosphere is subdued.

Senior member of the International Olympic Committee, the IOC, said there is no way to postpone the Olympics again.

[Dick Pound/IOC Commissioner: It was possible to postpone for one year, but it is difficult to do more than that. Even after one year, only 5 or 6 months are left until the Beijing (Winter) Olympic Games.] The

Japanese government is overcoming the corona, and the Olympics will be held next year, but skepticism is getting stronger.