More than 30 percent of respondents to an NHK opinion poll have said next year's Olympics and Paralympics should be canceled.
The telephone survey was conducted over the weekend. More than 1,200 people answered the questions.
More than 30 percent of respondents to an NHK opinion poll have said next year's Olympics and Paralympics should be canceled.
The telephone survey was conducted over the weekend. More than 1,200 people answered the questions.
Japan's prime minister and the head of the International Olympic Committee have agreed to work closely to hold next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics safely.
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide and IOC President Thomas Bach spoke by phone for about 15 minutes on Wednesday. The talks were their first since Suga took office as prime minister last week.
The Tokyo Olympics have been shrouded in uncertainty due to the COVID-19 crisis, but for Baseball fans, they can’t come quick enough. 
Fireworks lit up the skies across Japan at 8 p.m. on Friday, which was to be the date of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics before it was postponed.
The Junior Chamber International Japan organized the displays with fireworks companies across the country, hoping they would signal a fresh start despite the coronavirus pandemic.
About two-thirds of the respondents to an NHK poll say the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics should be either postponed further or cancelled.
NHK conducted the telephone survey over the weekend. About 1,300 people responded.
Japan's Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and reelected Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko have agreed to continue working closely together to contain the coronavirus. They also affirmed their cooperation for a successful Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Koike visited the prime minister's office on Monday morning after winning a second term in Sunday's gubernatorial election.
NHK has learned that organizers of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have secured all venues for the games, which were postponed to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The organizers had been in talks with owners of the 43 venues, the athletes' village and other facilities.
Japanese rugby player Fukuoka Kenki says he will follow through with his decision to become a medical doctor. In return, he has given up on playing for the Japanese Rugby Sevens squad in next year's Tokyo Olympic Games.
In last year's Rugby World Cup, the 27-year-old speedster stood out for scoring four tries, that contributed to Japan's historic run to the quarterfinals.
About 80 percent of the facilities needed for next year's postponed Tokyo Olympics have been lined up, the president of the organizing committee said Friday.
Two of the largest venues have not yet been secured, however.
The head of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee says he hopes to set new dates for the postponed events by the end of next week.
The committee has been working to finalize schedules and secure venues for the Games since they were postponed from this summer in the face of the coronavirus. It wants to hold them by the summer of 2021 at the latest.
The organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics has launched a task force to sort out issues arising from the postponement of the games.
The move comes after 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.
US President Donald Trump has welcomed the decision to delay the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics by about one year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday that he congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over the phone on a wise decision.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says the country will continue preparations to host the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games as scheduled this summer.
Suga was speaking to reporters on Tuesday morning after the Group of Seven leaders held an extraordinary video conference to coordinate their response to the new coronavirus outbreak.