{"id":160241,"date":"2021-01-22T05:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T02:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/japanese-officials-privately-believe-tokyo-olympics-will-be-canceled-report\/"},"modified":"2021-01-22T05:02:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T02:02:00","slug":"japanese-officials-privately-believe-tokyo-olympics-will-be-canceled-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/japanese-officials-privately-believe-tokyo-olympics-will-be-canceled-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#: Japanese officials privately believe Tokyo Olympics will be canceled: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f7af7763cf\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f7af7763cf\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/japanese-officials-privately-believe-tokyo-olympics-will-be-canceled-report\/#Officials_now_hoping_to_secure_2032_Summer_Games_IOC_chief_says_Olympics_still_on_track_but_%E2%80%98There_is_no_Plan_B\" >Officials now hoping to secure 2032 Summer Games; IOC chief says Olympics still on track, but \u2018There is no Plan B\u2019<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/japanese-officials-privately-believe-tokyo-olympics-will-be-canceled-report\/#Mike_Murphy\" >Mike Murphy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#: Japanese officials privately believe Tokyo Olympics will be canceled: report<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Officials_now_hoping_to_secure_2032_Summer_Games_IOC_chief_says_Olympics_still_on_track_but_%E2%80%98There_is_no_Plan_B\"><\/span>\n  Officials now hoping to secure 2032 Summer Games; IOC chief says Olympics still on track, but \u2018There is no Plan B\u2019<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000138114\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Japanese government officials privately believe the upcoming Tokyo Olympics will have to be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/japan-looks-for-a-way-out-of-tokyo-olympics-because-of-virus-lf868xfnd\" class=\"icon none\">the Times of London<\/a> reported Thursday.<\/p>\n<p> The Times said Japanese officials are now focusing their efforts on securing the next free timeslot for the Summer <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>s, in 2032. According to the report, there is private consensus that there is no way for the Olympics to be held this summer, and officials are seeking a way to save face and secure future hosting rights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       The Games were already postponed by a year, and Olympic officials have said they will not be further delayed.<\/p>\n<p>Canceling the Games would be a major blow to athletes, as well as to Comcast\u2019s<br \/>\n        CMCSA,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/209472081\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+0.51%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       NBCUniversal and its fledgling streaming service, Peacock. In 2014, NBC paid more than $7 billion for the rights to broadcast the Olympics through 2032. The Olympics are historically among the highest-rated events on TV, and Peacock has been counting on the Olympics as the key to driving new sub<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ions. Comcast shares were little-changed Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Thursday, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/english.kyodonews.net\/news\/2021\/01\/f2e97d4d189b-breaking-news-ioc-head-bach-says-tokyo-olympics-to-be-held-as-scheduled.html\" class=\"icon none\">told Japan\u2019s Kyodo News<\/a> that the Summer Games are still on track to open July 23 in Tokyo, but added \u201cThere is no Plan B.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> \u201cWe are fully committed to make these games safe and successful,\u201d he told the publication.<\/p>\n<p>While Japan has fared relatively well during the pandemic, a spike in new cases, as well as the discovery of new variants around the world, have renewed concern, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/01\/13\/asia\/japan-coronavirus-emergency-olympics-intl-hnk\/index.html\" class=\"icon none\">a state of emergency<\/a> has been declared in much of the country. All foreign <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ers have also been banned.<\/p>\n<p>Even with COVID-19 vaccinations getting under way worldwide, the massive logistics of pulling off the Olympic Games \u2014 from qualifying competitions in each individual country, to the influx of fans and tourists to the host country, to the massive Olympic Village where athletes would live in close quarters \u2014 are daunting in even the best circumstances, much less in a pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Two surveys earlier this month found 80% of those polled in Japan believe the Olympics should be canceled or postponed again, or said they believe the Games won\u2019t take place.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Mike Murphy\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mike_Murphy\"><\/span>Mike Murphy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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