This article is part of a partnership between the Observatory on Contemporary Crises and Brussels Morning newspaper, where SLU-Madrid graduate student Catherine McQueeny runs the biweekly “International Wire” column. The original article appeared first on Brussels Morning.

To quote this article, please use the following reference:  C. McQueeny (2021), “Why Tokyo defies the pandemic to hold the Olympics”. https://crisesobservatory.es/why-tokyo-defies-the-pandemic-to-hold-the-olympics/

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