Nearly 60% say Tokyo Olympics in summer should be canceled: Kyodo poll

A total of 59.7 percent of people in Japan believe the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer should be canceled, a Kyodo News poll showed Sunday, as infections in the country continue to surge and vaccine rollout remains slow less than three months before the games.The two-day nationwide telephone survey conducted from Saturday also found that 25.2 percent said the games must be held without spectators, while 12.6 percent favor holding the global sporting event with a limited number of spectators.The results reflect growing skepticism over holding the games, which had already been post…READ FULL ARTICLE