A petition to cancel the Tokyo Olympics with more than 351,000 signatures was submitted to the city's governor on Friday, with its organiser urging officials to "prioritise life".
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The celebration cauldron is seen lit on the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay in Naraha, Fukushima prefecture on March 25, 2021. (Photo by KIM KYUNG-HOON / POOL / AFP)
2021-05-03 14:18:38
A petition to cancel the Tokyo Olympics with more than 351,000 signatures was submitted to the city's governor on Friday, with its organiser urging officials to "prioritise life".
The online petition titled "Cancel the Tokyo Olympics to protect our lives" was launched earlier this month by Kenji Utsunomiya, a lawyer and former candidate for Tokyo governor.
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