IOC chief Bach's mid-May Japan visit "very difficult": Tokyo Olympic head

International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach's planned visit to Japan in mid-May will be "very difficult" amid a resurgence of COVID-19 infections in the country, the head of the Japanese organizing body of the Summer Games said Friday.Seiko Hashimoto said at a regular press conference that the situation is not favorable for him to visit Japan given that Tokyo has been under a state of emergency since late last month."I think it is very important to have President Bach look at the current situation. However, the state of emergency being extended will likely cause a huge burden on him t…READ FULL ARTICLE