Asahi Shimbun: Cancel The Tokyo Olympics

The newspaper also called the International Olympic Committee "self-righteous," noting the "huge gap" between officials and public sentiment.

A major Japanese publication thinks the Tokyo Olympics should be called off.  The Asahi Shimbun newspaper urged government officials to re-evaluate starting the games on July 23 amid a surge of coronavirus cases.  The paper also called the International Olympic Committee "self-righteous," noting the (quote) "huge gap" between officials and public sentiment.