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Frustration in Japan as leader pushes Olympics despite virus

by Mari Yamaguchi
| May 12, 2021 4:03 AM

TOKYO (AP) — A full-page newspaper ad says Japanese will be "killed by politics" because the government is forcing them to endure the pandemic without vaccines. More than 300,000 people have signed a petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled. And a swimming star has faced pressure to drop out of the games.

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