People wearing protective masks, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), take selfies in front of the giant Olympic rings at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is on track to hold the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as planned, top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said on Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested a possible delay of a year.
"I am aware of President Trump's comments, but we are working closely with the IOC (International Olympic Committee), the organising committee, and Tokyo in preparing for the Games as planned," Suga told reporters.
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