According to polls, a majority in Japan still prefer the cancellation or postponement of the Tokyo Olympics but support for the event is rising.
TOKYO: Around a third of Japanese now back holding the Olympics, up from just 14 percent last month, a new poll showed Monday, though a majority still prefer cancellation or postponement because of the pandemic.
The poll reinforces other recent surveys that suggest opposition to Tokyo 2020 is softening slightly, just over a month before the July 23 opening ceremony.
Support for holding the virus-postponed Games rose to 34%, according to the poll by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper published on Monday.
However, 32% still want the Games to be cancelled altogether and 30% want the games to be delayed again, down from 43% and 40% in last month’s survey,…
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