Mixed feelings linger among Japanese residents as Tokyo Olympics draws to a close

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TOKYO: If athletes are the heart of the Olympic Games, the people of host nation Japan are its soul. Yet at the Games, they are conspicuously missing. Here, screams of joy bounce off empty seats.

Yet at the Games, they are conspicuously missing.

“I felt it was really wrong to hold the Olympic Games given that Japan had not completed vaccinations for most populations, and many domestic events and activities had been cancelled,” said Tokyo resident Nozomi Seki, when asked what her initial thoughts about the Games had been.“The number of infections in Japan grew to the highest level ever, but most TV showed the Olympics instead of discussing the COVID situation, which annoyed me sometimes,” she added.

However, she noted that her excitement had “worn off” in the months leading up to the Games, as uncertainty persisted and the COVID-19 pandemic continued to rage. “I felt hopeless and decided to give up the volunteer position. Since then, I have become cool about the Olympic Games. I think it was the best I could do for my mental health.”

Braving the blistering heat, hundreds of bystanders stood at a nearby bridge last Sunday to catch the cycling BMX event at the nearby Ariake Urban Sports Park.

 

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MatthewMohanCNA “To be honest, at first I had doubts. But now I think it’s very good to host the Olympics,” he said. “That’s because I was moved when I saw Japanese athletes and athletes from other countries fighting hard” UnitedByEmotion

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