#Tokyo2020 2021/5/23 As a first Japanese newspaper to officially call for the cancellation of the Games, Shinano Daily @shinmaiweb published an editorial calling for the government of Japan to "decide to cancel the Tokyo Olympic Games." @JulesBoykoff@dicklp@StephenWadeAP
The paper raised the issue where "people are dying with lack of sick beds and proper treatment" and that "medical professionals are suffering from excessive burden and some even choose to take their own lives due to economic hardships".
The paper pointed out that even if infections can be controlled by July 23, the day of the opening of the Games, "available resources must be allocated for the next wave." For these reasons, the paper argued that "both the Olympic & Paralympic games should be called off."