Protestors in Tokyo rally for cancellation of Olympics

TOKYO, JAPAN - MAY 17: A protester holds a placard during a protest against the Tokyo Olympics on May 17, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. With less than 3 months remaining until the Tokyo Olympics, a recent survey has indicated that around 60 percent of Japanese people do not want the Games to go ahead. Although it marks a drop in an earlier survey in which around 80 percent of people believed the Olympics and Paralympics should be cancelled or rescheduled, concern continues to linger in Japan over the feasibility of hosting such a huge event during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

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Japanese citizens continue to push back against the Tokyo Olympics.

With the Summer Games set to begin in just over two months, protestors took to the streets in Tokyo on Monday to rally for the cancellation of the event.

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The protests come amid a recent survey conducted in Japan that shows 80% of citizens are against the Olympics beginning this summer as scheduled, according to Agence France-Presse.

A surge in COVID-19 cases in major Japanese cities is the primary reason for the increased opposition, according to TMZ.

The Japanese government extended its state of emergency from May 11 to May 31 as a result of the spike.

Olympic organizers received a petition last week that collected 350,000 signatures in nine days calling for the cancellation of the games.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday that the Olympics will go ahead as planned despite the recent surge in COVID-19 cases.