The Japanese government on Friday extended the severe corona restrictions that have been in place in Tokyo and a number of other metropolitan regions in Japan since the end of April.
At the same time, one of the Tokyo Olympics' big poster names, Naomi Osaka, is preparing for Rome's WTA tournament - but she also partly has her thoughts on the Olympic Games, and then not just the sporting ones.
- Of course I want the Olympics to get rid of, because I am an athlete and this is something I have been waiting for my whole life.
But there are so many other important things that have happened, especially in the last year, says the world number two on the question of whether the Olympics should be canceled.
-If the games expose people to risks and if they feel insecure, it should definitely be discussed, and now, she says at a press conference in Rome.
Get vaccinated
On Monday, a new opinion poll was published, in which 59 percent of those surveyed said they did not want to see the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer.
It was the third major Japanese survey in a short time with similar results.
To date, Japan has vaccinated only 2.2 percent of its population.
The vaccination rate is described as the slowest among the world's rich countries, although Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has promised to increase the rate significantly.
Nothing has been said yet about whether the Japanese public will be able to go to the stands, that decision will be made in June, but some international spectators will not be allowed to follow the competitions on site.
Osaka vaccinated
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has not required vaccination for the expected 10,000 participants in the Games, but the issue has not been fully resolved by Japan.
- A lot of people will come into the country and they really have to make sure they make the right decision about what should apply, says Naomi Osaka.
- I'm vaccinated.
You can not force anyone to get vaccinated, but if you are going to the Olympics, I think you should do what is necessary for the host country to be happy, what makes people more comfortable and safe.
CLIP: Timeline: The tours around the Olympics - will it end? (January 27, 2021)
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Timeline: The tours around the Olympics - will it end?
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