Tokyo: The Japanese government regulates the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics which is only held with the number of VIP spectators reduced, the Asahi newspaper reported on Tuesday, ahead of talks with the International Olympic Committee and other organizers this week.
Events in large places and night shows after 9pm will also be held without viewers, while the number of vips such as guests and sponsorship diplomats at the opening ceremony will decrease sharply from the initial estimate of around 10,000, this paper said, citing several unknown government sources.
It has been postponed by a year due to the Pandemic Coronavirus, the match is set to open on July 23 amid fears that the inclusion of tens of thousands of people from all over the world can release other waves of infection in this country.
Game organizers have banned the audience from abroad and set a hat on the domestic audience at 10,000 per venue for games, or 50% of capacity, despite the views of the medical experts that there are no spectators who will be the “least risky” option.
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Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said holding the game without the audience was “possibility”.
Suga wanted to have fans at the Stadium, Asahi said, but added that some of the ruling party members supported the complete ban, especially after a powerful coalition failed to win the majority in the Sunday election for the local Tokyo assembly, partly due to the dissatisfaction of voters.
With the Covid-19 government response.
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Olympic torch relay, arranged to reach Tokyo on July 9 and a parade through the city center from July 17 to the opening ceremony, will be moved from public roads for the whole period and conversely the torch lighting ceremony will be held without.
The audience, the Yomiuri newspaper reported.
Japan does not have a Covid-19 outbreak that explodes elsewhere but has recorded more than 800,000 cases and more than 14,800 deaths.
Only a quarter of the population had at least one shot vaccination after the initial launch was slow.