UK PRIME Minister Boris Johnson, who waved the flag for London 2012 back when he was Mayor, has energetically thrown his support behind Japan’s plans to go ahead with the already postponed Tokyo Olympics during a phone call with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
This sign of support from the UK, incumbent president of the G-7 Group this year is without a doubt a great sign of encouragement for Tokyo not only because it’s a vote of confidence in Japan’s abilities and resilience in the face of Covid-induced adversity but could well lead other G-7 leaders to throw their weight behind the Games, giving a boost to Japan as it battles with naysayers and quidnuncs.
Reinforcement from Johnson is timely indeed, since Japan’s determination to hold the Games has come under fire – if not to say sabotaged – by voices proclaiming the event is doomed. There has been much speculation in the
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