According to the Japanese media Weekly Truth, Japan will hold a parliamentary session on January 18, which will involve epidemic prevention and the budget of the Olympic Games.
The weekly magazine speculates that as early as January 18, the Japanese government may decide to postpone the Tokyo Olympic Games originally planned for July, and in order to apply to the International Olympic Committee for compensation, Japan may re-host the Olympic Games in 2032.
According to a new Kyodo News Agency poll, more than 80% of Japanese people hope that the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be cancelled or postponed again due to the worsening trend of the coronavirus epidemic, up about 17% from a month ago.
According to the survey, 35.3% of the respondents want the Olympics to be cancelled, and 44.8% of the respondents want to postpone the Olympic Games again.