Around 80% of people in Japan believe the postponed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics planned for the summer should be canceled or rescheduled with the novel coronavirus pandemic continuing to cast a cloud over the sporting event, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.
The weekend telephone survey was conducted as the nation is struggling with a resurgence of novel coronavirus cases that have increased the strain on the country’s medical system.
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