Olympics Delay Darkens Outlook for Japan’s Struggling Economy

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Coronavirus pandemic hits weakened Japanese economy, as Summer Olympic Games in 2021 may serve as Shinzo Abe’s swan song

The question of whether the Olympics would have to be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic—after seven years of preparations for a July 24, 2020, start—has

dominated news headlines in Japan for days as other major international events have been scrapped or shelved. Now that Mr. Abe has taken the initiative and secured...

 

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Have you heard our economy is shut down, and Japan’s isn’t? Despite that , Japan has 1700 Germy and 52 deaths. New York alone has 53000 Germy and 883 deaths (so far).

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