Vaccines key for Tokyo Olympics, Suga agrees with Gates

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Tuesday agreed on the need to distribute coronavirus vaccines to developing countries in order to ensure the safety of this summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, according to a person who sat in on their phone talks.Gates called on Suga to host a successful Summer Games as it would send a strong message to the rest of the world, Suntory Holdings Ltd. CEO Takeshi Niinami told reporters. Suga replied that the games are a "very important issue" and would "definitely" go ahead, Niinami said.The Tokyo Olympics are slat…READ FULL ARTICLE