With five weeks to go to the opening ceremony, a growing chorus is calling for the Games to be postponed or cancelled.
![Though foreign spectators have been barred from attending the Olympic Games in Japan, the event will still draw athletes and officials from around the world, increasing the risk of new variants of COVID-19 being introduced into the country [File: Issei Kato/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-06-14T111541Z_801253994_RC290O9HEM4O_RTRMADP_3_OLYMPICS-2020.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Lorian Belanger
Lorian Belanger is a Japan-based freelance journalist and producer covering news in Asia and the Pacific Rim. With three decades of experience in the ... broadcast media industry and journalism, he strives to bring to light people's stories.
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