An NHK opinion poll shows that more than 90 percent of the respondents support the decision to delay the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

NHK conducted the survey over the weekend. More than 1,300 people responded.

Several Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials say new dates for the 2020 Tokyo Games have been decided.

The Tokyo Olympics will open on July 23, 2021 and the Paralympic Games will open on August 24 of the same year.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump have discussed the decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games that were scheduled for this summer.

Abe and Trump spoke on the phone Wednesday morning, Japan time, for about 40 minutes. The talks came at the request of Japan's side.

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics face a host of tasks to tackle as they prepare for a postponement of the games for about one year.

The International Olympic Committee decided on Tuesday to put off the games until the summer of 2021 at the latest due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach have agreed to hold the Tokyo Games by the summer of 2021 at the latest.

Abe and Bach talked over the phone on Tuesday to discuss what to do about the Games. That comes in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach have agreed to hold the Tokyo Games by next summer at the latest.

Abe and Bach talked over the phone on Tuesday to discuss what to do about the Games. That comes in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

The International Olympic Committee is initiating talks with organizers as well as the governments of Tokyo and Japan on how to handle the Tokyo Games, including a possible postponement.

If the Games which are scheduled to open on July 24 are delayed because of the new coronavirus, many difficulties lie ahead.

The head of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has indicated that it would consider the possibility of postponing the games as the coronavirus continues to spread around the world.

Yoshiro Mori met reporters on Monday after the IOC said it will conclude discussions on the games, including possible postponement, within four weeks.

Japan's prime minister has said postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics may have to be considered if it is difficult to hold the Games in a complete form.

Shinzo Abe made the remark at a Diet committee session on Monday. He was commenting on the decision of the International Olympic Committee to start discussing what steps to take regarding the Games amid the coronavirus outbreak, including possible postponement.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics may have to be considered if the Games cannot be held in a complete form.

Abe made the remark at a Diet panel on Monday after the International Olympic Committee said it will start discussing how to handle the Games, including their possible postponement due to the global coronavirus pandemic.

The head of the French Olympic Committee says the coronavirus pandemic must have reached its peak by the end of May for the Tokyo Olympics to be held on schedule.

Denis Masseglia made the remark in a telephone interview with the Reuters news agency on Monday.

Japan's government plans to prepare for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games as planned, amid concerns over the global spread of the new coronavirus.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that it might be prudent to delay the games for one year. His remarks came after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic.

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has stressed that the Tokyo summer Games will go ahead as planned. His comment comes amid concerns about the new coronavirus.

Bach spoke at a news conference on Wednesday after a two-day executive board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games has stressed it has not started discussions on whether to suspend or postpone the Games due to the ongoing new coronavirus outbreak.

Committee Director General Toshiro Muto told reporters in Tokyo on Wednesday that the basic policy is to prepare for a safe Olympic and Paralympic Games.