COVID-19 in Japan
With rising COVID-19 cases, US bases in Japan come under scrutiny
A recent surge of COVID-19 infections in the Okinawa, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi prefectures has been connected to the presence of US military bases in Japan
In Tokyo, the Olympic ethos is missing
Many have argued that holding the olympics while the COVID-19 pandemic rages on is a mistake that could have catastrophic implications
Citius, Altius, Business: The Olympic Movement is reducing itself to a farce by staging the Tokyo Games
The decision to organize the Tokyo Olympics from July 23 has opened up a Pandora’s Box of controversies related to the approach of the International Olympic Committee, holding a mega event amid a pandemic, and democracy in the world of sport
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