Olympics, pandemic and politics: There's no separating them
By STEPHEN WADE TOKYO (AP) — Over and over, year after year, the stewards of the Olympics say it: The Games aren't supposed to be political. But how do you avoid politics when you're trying to pull off an event of this complexity during a lethal and protracted pandemic? Consider: — The Japanese medical community largely opposes these Olympics; the government’s main medical adviser, Dr. Shigeru Omi,