Tokyo Motor Show canceled this fall due to COVID-19 concerns

Decision puts renewed focus on staging of Summer Olympics in Japan

20210422 Tokyo Motor Show in 2019

This fall's Tokyo Motor Show has been cancelled amid concerns over rising coronavirus infections. The show attracted some 1 million visitors in 2019.

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said on Thursday it will cancel the Tokyo Motor Show scheduled for fall due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, even as organizers of the Summer Olympics insist that the event will go ahead.

The announcement comes amid a spike in COVID-19 infections in Tokyo, Osaka and other major metropolitan areas, and just days before the Japanese government is expected to declare a third state of emergency to contain the spread of the virus.

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