According to a survey conducted in March 2020, more than half of respondents in Japan agreed to the suggestion that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics should be postponed considering the global pandemic outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japanese government had not yet determined the attitude towards the situation as of middle of March.
The health ministry in the country announced on March 19 that there were a total of 907 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Japan.
Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics should be postponed considering the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as of March 2020
Original question: "There are some opinions that the Tokyo Summer Olympics in this year should be postponed due to the global pandemic outbreak of novel coronavirus. What do you think of the suggestion of postponing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?
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Yahoo Japan. (March 16, 2020). Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics should be postponed considering the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as of March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1105218/japan-opinion-tokyo-2020-olympics-postpone-coronavirus-outbreak/
Yahoo Japan. "Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics should be postponed considering the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as of March 2020." Chart. March 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1105218/japan-opinion-tokyo-2020-olympics-postpone-coronavirus-outbreak/
Yahoo Japan. (2020). Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics should be postponed considering the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as of March 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1105218/japan-opinion-tokyo-2020-olympics-postpone-coronavirus-outbreak/
Yahoo Japan. "Share of People in Japan Who Agreed The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Should Be Postponed Considering The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak as of March 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1105218/japan-opinion-tokyo-2020-olympics-postpone-coronavirus-outbreak/
Yahoo Japan, Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics should be postponed considering the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as of March 2020 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1105218/japan-opinion-tokyo-2020-olympics-postpone-coronavirus-outbreak/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of people in Japan who agreed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics should be postponed considering the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as of March 2020 [Graph], Yahoo Japan, March 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1105218/japan-opinion-tokyo-2020-olympics-postpone-coronavirus-outbreak/
