Majority of Japanese firms against holding Olympics in 2021: poll

More than half of nearly 13,000 Japanese companies surveyed are opposed to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics being held in the summer of 2021 following a one-year postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, a research firm said Thursday.In the online survey by Tokyo Shoko Research covering 12,857 companies, 27.8 percent said they want the Tokyo Games to be canceled while 25.8 percent said the sporting event should be postponed again.Under the current plan, the Olympics will begin on July 23, and the Tokyo Games' organizers and the International Olympic Committee have agreed to simplify t…READ FULL ARTICLE