Brazil soccer great Zico, front center, runs with the torch for the Tokyo Olympics in front of Kashima Stadium in Kashima, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Sunday, July 4, 2021. - AP
TOKYO (Reuters): Japan's government is arranging for the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony to be held with only a reduced number of VIP spectators, the Asahi newspaper reported on Tuesday, ahead of talks with the International Olympic Committee and other organisers this week.
Events at large venues and night events after 9 p.m. would also be held without spectators, while the number of VIPs such as sponsors' guests and diplomats at the opening ceremony would be reduced sharply from an initial estimate of about 10, 000, the paper said, citing multiple unidentified government sources.
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