TOKYO -- Japan is faced with the possibility of $6 billion in economic losses if the Tokyo Summer Games do not proceed as planned, now that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the International Olympic Committee acknowledged for the first time Monday that a postponement was on the table due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Olympics delay to cost Japan $6bn in economic losses
Corporate sponsors and hotels to miss windfall, while rebooking venues is difficult
