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Japan, where the corona is severe, has extended the emergency situation again. There are now more than 400,000 people who have participated in the signing campaign that the Olympics should be canceled, and a Japanese lawyer who is leading the movement told SBS that Japan should ask the IOC to cancel the Olympics.



This news was delivered by Yoo Seong-jae from Tokyo.



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Joint press conference between the International Olympic Committee and Tokyo Organizing Committee held last week.



When asked if the Olympics will be held even if the corona emergency continues in Tokyo, IOC coordinating chairman Kotsu replied:



[Kots/International Olympic Committee Coordinating Chairman: A demonstration contest for five sports held during the spring emergency was also successful. My answer is absolutely yes.] In



an interview with the IOC's chief executive Dick Pound, even if Prime Minister Suga asked for cancellation, it was only a personal opinion and reaffirmed the hosting of the Olympics.



Utsunomiya, a senior attorney who led the signing of the cancellation of the Olympics with more than 400,000 people, expressed strong anger at the comments from IOC officials.



[Former Chairman of the Utsunomiya/Japan Bar Association: Overbearing, arrogant, and the remarks that only the IOC is special, the Japanese people are protesting.]



At the same time, he stressed that the Japanese government, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and the organizing committee should request cancellation of the IOC in one voice.



[Former Chairman of the Utsunomiya/Japan Bar Association: I think the IOC will not be able to enforce it if the Japanese side says it is unreasonable in the current situation.]



Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported that Japan is in accordance with the inequality agreement with the IOC

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First of all, it was analyzed that requesting the cancellation of the Olympics may result in a large amount of compensation.



Japan has no authority to halt the Olympics, only the IOC.



The Japanese government has extended the corona emergency situation in 10 metropolitan local governments, including Tokyo, which had been extended once until the end of this month on the 28th, until the 20th of the following month.



The emergency situation continues until just 33 days before the Olympics, but the chances of improving the corona situation are not very high.



(Video coverage: Moon Hyun-jin, video editing: Park Ji-in)