Japan's Shimane Pref. may cancel Olympic torch relay events

Shimane, one of Japan's 47 prefectures, may cancel its Tokyo Olympic torch relay events if the coronavirus situation does not improve in the capital, Gov. Tatsuya Maruyama said Wednesday, in the latest sign of skepticism in the country over whether the games can be staged safely this summer amid the pandemic.Maruyama told a press conference that he is against holding the Olympics and the preceding torch relay as he believes the antivirus measures of the central and Tokyo metropolitan governments are not sufficient to prevent the spread of the coronavirus."As a prefecture, we cannot pledge o…READ FULL ARTICLE