The Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Tower are illuminated with Olympic colours to mark 100 days countdown to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics that have been postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan April 14, 2021. - Reuters
TOKYO (AFP): A senior Japanese politician said cancelling the Tokyo Olympics over the coronavirus remains a possibility on Thursday (April 15), as a surge in cases renews concerns about the Games with less than 100 days to go.
Toshiro Nikai, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's number two, said the Olympics must be cancelled "without hesitation" if the virus situation is too severe.
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