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Japan PM: Tokyo Olympics postponed over coronavirus concerns

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TOKYO - Tokyo’s 2020 Summer Olympic Games have been postponed upon the request of Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe.

Abe told NHK public television on Tuesday that he’d request a one-year postponement. The games had been slated to open on July 24 and run through Aug.

9. Now, they are the latest casualty of the novel coronavirus pandemic. RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updates The IOC faced intense international pressure to cancel or reschedule the games after many major sporting events were canceled and leagues suspended their seasons.

Brazil and Slovenia had been calling for postponement while Norway stressed it didn’t want its athletes to participate until the global health crisis was under

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