According to the results of the Japanese National Public Opinion Survey conducted by the "Yomiuri Shimbun" on May 7-9, 59% of the interviewees believed that the Tokyo Olympics this summer should be "cancelled", and 23% of the interviewees said that they should be held without spectators. ", 16% of the respondents believe that the number of viewers should be "limited to hold."
Recently, Japan's new crown pneumonia epidemic has continued to be severe, and voices in Japan demanding the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics have continued to appear.
From May 5, the former chairman of the Japanese Bar Association, Takeshi Utsunomiya initiated an online request to cancel the signature of the Olympic Games.
As of the morning of the 10th, the number of people supporting the suspension of the Olympics exceeded 310,000.
According to Kyodo News, at the Japanese Society of Infectious Diseases seminar held in Yokohama on the 9th to discuss the countermeasures against infectious diseases in the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Japanese public health expert and professor at the University of International Medical Welfare Wada Koharu said: "In order not to affect It is important to control the epidemic by maintaining the infection status equivalent to the “second stage” (increasing) that the government team will show to control the epidemic. Koji Wada also said that it is necessary to assess the risks of various competitions and activities separately. If it is difficult to take countermeasures, "it is necessary to explore options including cancellation as soon as possible."