A senior official of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee says a final decision on whether to hold the Games or not can wait until sometime between March and June next year.
Endo Toshiaki, special representative of the committee's president, was speaking to reporters after he met Prime Minister Abe Shinzo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo says it's good that the central and Tokyo metropolitan governments have agreed on the types of businesses that will be requested to close temporarily under the state of emergency to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Abe told reporters on Friday that it is important to do everything possible under the law to contain the spread of infections.
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has called on people to stay home and reduce contact with others by 70 to 80 percent for the next month in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Abe was speaking at a news conference on Tuesday after he declared a month-long state of emergency for seven prefectures including Tokyo and Osaka.
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.