No easy options for Tokyo Olympics in year of the virus

Cancellation, postponement or closed doors each pose problems

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A passerby wearing a protective face mask following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease walks past a screen displaying logos of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. © Reuters

KAZUNORI KITAGAWA, Nikkei senior staff writer

TOKYO -- As the coronavirus pandemic rages, Japan sits waiting for what is shaping up to be an inconvenient truth.

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