[hanamizu]

If it’s canceled it won’t be due to CoupFlu.

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I’m going to disagree. A very large percentage of Japan’s population is elderly and their vaccination rate is very low. They have been under much harsher lockdown restrictions than we have. They postponed it last year because of Wuhan and especially if lots of athletes test positive, I can see shutting them down.

The TV audience is world wide, not just NBC and the US. We may well be sick of the Olympics, and NBC’s stupid coverage of them, but you can be sure that TV sets in Mexico or Brazil will be tuned in when their teams/athletes compete.

[Wallace T.]

Given the anti-American attitudes of many on the U.S. Olympic team, I wasn’t going to bother with the Olympics anyway. Why watch them when the athletes are going to insult their native country and go unpunished for their disrespect?

[mewzilla]

If ratings were going to be boffo, Japan wouldn’t give a fig about its populace.

CoupFlu isn’t the issue.

The coming ratings disaster and all around Charlie foxtrot will be.

Considering how the government performed after Fukushima, I’m expecting something similar with this. Face saving, butt covering, and lying like crazy.

[MinorityRepublican]

A very large percentage of Japan’s population is elderly and their vaccination rate is very low.

That's quite unfortunate but the games must go on!

[August West]

I am sorry, but you seem to be mistaken. Tokyo (or any other area in Japan, I believe) has not been under lockdown whatsoever. There have been a few inconveniences, like requests to wear masks, and no alcohol served after 20:00; but there has been no lockdown whatsoever.