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A man wearing a protective face mask, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, walks past Tokyo Olympic 2020 souvenir shop at Shibuya shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, March 3, 2020.
REUTERS/Athit PerawongmethaTOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo’s Olympic 2020 contract allows it to postpone the Games until the end of the year, Japan’s Olympics minister said on Tuesday, amid concern the coronavirus could disrupt the event.
However, Japan’s government and host city Tokyo were still committed to hosting the Games, due to begin on July 24, she added.
Japan’s Board of Audit put government spending between the bid in 2013 and 2018 at 1.06 trillion yen.
To curb the coronavirus, Japan’s government has asked schools to close and encouraged the curtailment of events, including sports meetings, that could attract large crowds.