The Japanese authorities have already come to the conclusion that the Olympics in Tokyo, scheduled for July-August 2021, will have to be canceled. Now they are looking for a way to inform about it, to save face.
He writes about this with reference to a high-ranking source in the Japanese government The Times.
According to the source, everyone in the country's government agrees that the Olympic Games, which have already been postponed for an hour, are doomed. The goal now is to find a way to announce the cancellation and save face, leaving open the possibility for Tokyo to host the Olympics in the future.
"No one wants to be the first to say this, but the consensus has been reached: it's too difficult. Personally, I think that the Olympics will not take place," the source said.