China News Service, May 10-According to Kyodo News Agency of Japan, on the 9th, a group of Japanese citizens held a rally at the National Arena, the main venue of the Tokyo Olympics, calling for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics.
Data map: Japan National Arena.
According to reports, currently, the Tokyo Olympics track and field test competition is being held at the National Arena.
On the 9th, the demonstrators gathered in front of the "Japan Olympic Museum" in Shinjuku and began to march around the arena at 6 pm local time.
According to reports, about 100 people attended the rally that day.
They held flags and placards that read "Compared with the Olympics, life should be guarded" and "Stop the torch relay", and appealed to pedestrians along the road.
The demonstrators also claimed that the medical supply system was in a hurry due to the spread of the new crown epidemic, and emphasized that "doctors and nurses have reached their limits."
At present, there are only more than two months left before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, but the epidemic in Japan continues to spread. The state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo has been extended to May 31. In addition, in May From the 12th, Aichi and Fukuoka prefectures will also enter a state of emergency.
Affected by the new crown epidemic, the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, originally scheduled to be held in 2020, have been postponed to July 23 and August 24, 2021, respectively.