Half of Tokyo residents oppose Olympics in 2021: PollTokyo 2020 became the first Olympics postponed in peacetime earlier this year as the coronavirus pandemic took hold. Among those opposed to a 2021 Games, 27.7% said they want them cancelled altogether, while 24.0% would prefer a second postponement. The telephone poll, conducted by Kyodo News and Tokyo MX television between June 26-28, received 1,030 replies. The Games are now scheduled to begin on July 23, 2021, although they will still be known as the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The poll, conducted ahead of the Tokyo gubernatorial election on July 5, also found incumbent Yuriko Koike leading her opponents "by a large margin".

Source: Bangkok Post June 29, 2020 03:49 UTC