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Great to talk #Tokyo2020 politics w/ @Ginella_M on @CBCNews. Opposition to the Games is rising: 83% of population in Japan do *not* want the Olympics staged this summer. Medical professionals in Japan are in open rebellion: they want the Games to be canceled
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An online petition in Japan called "Stop Tokyo Olympics" secured more than 350,000 signatures. Lawyer @utsunomiyakenji, who started the campaign, submitted it to the #Tokyo2020 Organizing Committee & IOC today. By @StephenWadeAP & @yurikageyama apnews.com/article/tokyo-…
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I wrote this essay for @nytopinion demanding cancellation of the #Tokyo2020 Olympics. A sports event shouldn’t be a #COVID19 superspreader. Public health is more important than economic profit. Enough is enough. nytimes.com/2021/05/11/opi…
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Hospital in Tokyo’s Tachikawa posts anti-Olympics messages on windows: “Medical capacity has reached its limits. Stop the Olympics!” & “Give us a break. The Olympics are impossible!” The hospital's head fears #Tokyo2020 could be super spreader event asahi.com/ajw/articles/1…
Political scientist. Author of NOlympians (@Fernpub) & Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics (@VersoBooks). Poetry lover.