Japanese prime minister says Tokyo’s fourth state of emergency will begin on Monday
Olympic organisers are expected to ban all spectators from the Tokyo Games, the Asahi newspaper has reported, as Japan’s prime minister declared a state of emergency in the host city.
If confirmed, the ban on spectators would be the latest blow to the troubled Olympics, delayed by a year because of the pandemic and plagued by a series of setbacks, including massive budget overruns. A formal decision will be reached later on Thursday.
