Japan is considering limiting spectators for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics to 50% of venue capacity due to risks posed by the spread of COVID-19, the Sankei newspaper reported on Sunday.
Organisers should be prepared to act swiftly to ban spectators or declare another state of emergency if needed, the experts said. If spectators are allowed, rules should be strict, such as limiting fans to local residents, the experts said.
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee said it had listened to feedback from athletes and was encouraged by a clearer path towards postponement. Major sporting nations Australia and Canada withdrew on Monday as organisers came under mounting pressure to postpone the event for the first time in its 124-year modern history.
Australia will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, as other allies weighed similar moves to protest China's human rights record.
Japan's Super Aguri could be set for a surprise return to Formula One in 2010, after withdrawing a year ago due to financial difficulties. Former Super Aguri team chief Aguri Suzuki told the Sankei Sports newspaper on Wednesday that he is tempted to rejoin the sport he once labelled a "club full of piranhas".
Japan denies giving up bid for a permanent seat on the UNSC
The government on Friday cleared 29 foreign direct investment proposals worth Rs 83 crore (Rs 830 million), including a Rs 40 crore (Rs 400 million) proposal of Japanese company Sankei Giken.\n\n\n\n
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