Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga may have been counting on the Tokyo Olympics to buoy public sentiment before calling a general election this year, but the games could turn into his biggest liability with the recent surge in COVID-19 cases.Olympic organizers agreed Thursday to ban spectators at venues in and around the capital after the government decided to declare a fresh state of emergency through Aug. 22.The Olympics, due to begin July 23, were already going to be held under extraordinary circumstances -- they were postponed by one year due to the coronavirus pandemic, parts of the nationw…READ FULL ARTICLE
