After a yearlong postponement, we are now just under a month away from the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. This week, people around the world are marking the occasion with “Olympic Day” celebrations. But those events are being met with “No Olympic Day” rallies amid opposition to the games — and lack of safety precautions. The World’s Bianca Hillier reports.
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