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A December poll by public broadcaster NHK showed a third of Japanese residents want the Games to be scrapped due to fears an influx of foreign arrivals may cause a further spike in COVID-19 cases.
As part of its partnership agreement with the IOA, the group will further support the Indian contingent's promotions through its entertainment company, INOX Leisure Limited, at its multiplex properties around the country.
The Olympics were due to begin on Friday with an extravagant opening ceremony in the National Stadium but the Games have instead been delayed until July 23, 2021, because of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Tokyo 2020 organisers will host celebrations marking the one-year countdown to the Olympics on Thursday (July 23).
Japan and the International Olympic Committee postponed the Tokyo Games until 2021 in March because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The 28-year-old Shobushi was the first sumo wrestler in Japan to test positive for the virus.
This year, it's almost deserted, as are most other tourist attractions in Japan as foreign visitors stay away and locals heed warnings to stay home to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
The Games were postponed last week - the first such delay in the 124-year history of the modern Olympics.
Tennis player Naomi Osaka, who was born in Japan to a Haitian father and Japanese mother but raised in the United States, narrated the motto's promotional video.