Opinion on Tokyo 2020 Olympics encouraging victims of Tohoku earthquake Japan 2019
In a survey conducted in December 2019, approximately 38 percent of Japanese respondents agreed that giving the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo a theme of "reconstruction" might encourage people who were affected by the Great East Japan earthquake, also known as Tohoku earthquake, occurred in 2011. With another approximately 39 percent agreeing to the statement, a majority of around 77 percent foresaw this effect.
The Summer Olympic and Paralympic games were scheduled to take place in 2020, being held for the second time in the Japanese capital. They were, however, postponed for a year due to the global pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The Summer Olympic and Paralympic games were scheduled to take place in 2020, being held for the second time in the Japanese capital. They were, however, postponed for a year due to the global pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
