Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases, the State Department warned Americans against traveling to Japan. This comes ahead of the Summer Olympic Games, set to kick off on July 23. Japan is listed as “Level 4: Do Not Travel.” This is the highest travel advisory warning level. Japan has seen …
Read More »Japanese Doctors Urge Tokyo Olympics Officials to Cancel the 2021 Events As COVID-19 Cases Rise
Doctors in Japan are pleading for the Tokyo Olympics to be rescheduled due to the rising cases in COVID-19. The Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association, a large doctors group, consisting of nearly 6,000 primary care practitioners, penned an open letter to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. In the plea, they argued that …
Read More »Salvadoran Surfer, 22, Who Wanted To Participate in Tokyo Olympics Was Killed After Being Struck By Lightning
A Salvadoran surfer who was training to be in the Tokyo Olympics has died after being struck by lightning. This will be the first time surfing will be included as a competitive sport in the Summer Olympics, and 22-year-old surfer Katherine Diaz was looking forward to participating in them. Unfortunately, …
Read More »Japan Bans International Spectators From Attending Summer Olympics
Japan will not allow international spectators into the country for this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games amid coronavirus concerns, organizers announced on Saturday. Reuters reports that some 600,000 Olympic tickets will be refunded, along with another 300,000 Paralympic tickets. Costs associated with hotel cancellations will not be covered. Organizers of the games are also considering …
Read More »Tokyo Olympics CEO Says There’s No Guarantee For 2021 Games Without A Vaccine
The CEO of the Tokyo Olympics is keeping it real and saying there’s a serious possibility the Games will NOT go down in 2021, as previously scheduled. The Tokyo organizing committee’s CEO Toshiro Muto says it’s impossible to predict where the world will be with the COVID-19 pandemic when the …
Read More »2020 Tokyo Olympics Looking At Possible Delay To Later This Year Due To Coronavirus Outbreak
As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the nation, people are taking precautionary measures to ensure they aren’t exposed to the virus. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics currently scheduled for July 24 to August 9 are looking at a possible postponement, according to Japan’s Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto, Deadline reveals. Speaking …
Read More »