Tokyo protesters demand the cancellation of upcoming Olympic Games
Video Credit: Newsflare STUDIO - Duration: 02:03s - Published
Tokyo protesters demand the cancellation of upcoming Olympic Games
Protesters outside the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo demonstrated against the upcoming Olympic Games, on Sunday 9 May.
Protesters outside the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo demonstrated against the upcoming Olympic Games, on Sunday 9 May.
The protesters held signs and called for the event to be cancelled, particularly because of the risks of a holding it amid a rise in coronavirus infections.
A recent online petition calling for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics received around 200,000 signatures in just a few days, while opinion polls suggest a majority of the public is also opposed to the Games -- due to open on July 23.
![Head of Japan's Doctors Union slams plans to go ahead with Olympics as 'dangerous' [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20210528/2105271100-Head-of-Japan-Doctors-Union-slams-plans.jpg)
![IOC member tells CNN cancellation of Olympics 'essentially off the table' [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20210525/2105251139-IOC-member-tells-CNN-cancellation-of-Olympics-essentially.jpg)
![Anti-Olympics protests in Tokyo as Covid-19 outbreak worsens in Japan [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20210518/2105181720-Anti-Olympics-protests-in-Tokyo-as-Covid-19.jpg)
