Tokyo 2020 Olympics sponsor Toyota will not run Games-related TV commercials in japan amid lackluster public support for the Olympics, with two-thirds of Japanese in a poll doubting a safe Games can be held during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Toyota Motor Corp. Chief Executive Officer Akio Toyoda and other executives will not attend the opening ceremony either, Toyota said on Monday.
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