Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Asahi Shimbun newspaper, one of Japan’s most influential media and a partner of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, has called for the cancellation of this summer’s rescheduled Games.In a Japanese-language editorial, published Wednesday local time, the paper cited risks to public health and stress on Japan’s medical system as the reasons for its call.“We ask prime minister Suga (Yoshihide) to calmly and objectively assess the situation and decide on the cancellation of the event this summer,” it said. “We are far from a situation in which everybody can be confident they will be safe and secure.
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