TOKYO -- Japan is famous for running on consensus. But the decision to proceed with the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics has shredded it. Even though the government is now supercharging its vaccine drive after a slow start, the vast majority of the population still won’t be immunized when the Games start in two weeks. The official cost of the Tokyo Olympics is $15.4 billion, but government audits suggest it’s twice that. IOC President Thomas Bach called Tokyo the “best prepared Olympics ever” — and he still says it repeatedly.

Source: ABC News July 09, 2021 15:33 UTC