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TOKYO
Tokyo entered the final Olympic countdown on Friday, but there was little fanfare with just one week until the opening ceremony, as virus infections surge in the Japanese capital.

Organizers have been forced to bar spectators from all events in the city and most venues hosting competitions elsewhere in the country. And Olympic participants from athletes to media face a range of anti-virus measures including regular testing and limits on their movement.

But with Tokyo recording its highest case numbers since a winter wave in January, scrutiny of virus risks around the Games is intense.


https://japantoday.com/category/tokyo-20...-countdown