TOKYO—Many Japanese people favor postponing this summer’s Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic, polls show, adding to pressure on organizers to consider a delay or cancellation just days before the Olympic flame arrives in Japan. A public-opinion poll published by Kyodo News on Monday showed 70% of respondents said the Olympics couldn’t go ahead as planned, while 25% said they could. Online surveys late last week by two newspapers each found around 60% of respondents supported delaying the Games, while fewer...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 16, 2020 10:30 UTC