Calls to Cancel Tokyo Olympics Grow Louder as Emergency Extended
- Athletes will be offered vaccines but Japan public has to wait
- Polls show most voters want games postponed or canceled
The illuminated Olympic rings floating in the waters off Odaiba island in Tokyo, Japan.
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A petition calling to cancel the Tokyo Olympics gathered support in Japan on Friday, as the government prepared to extend the state of emergency in the city and beyond to control the spread of the virus.
A Change.org petition titled “Cancel the Tokyo Olympics to protect our lives” had gained more than 200,000 supporters by late afternoon.