APEC leaders express no concerns over Olympics amid pandemic -Japan govt

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told an APEC meeting on Friday he was determined to hold a safe and secure Olympics, and no leaders expressed concern that the Games could help spread coronavirus infections, a government spokesman said. Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Naoki Okada made the comment at a media briefing following an online meeting of leaders of the Asia-Pacific trade group APEC.

The Tokyo Olympics, postponed for a year due to the pandemic, are scheduled to start on July 23.