ArrowArtboardCreated with Sketch.Title ChevronTitle ChevronIcon FacebookIcon LinkedinIcon Mail ContactPath LayerIcon MailPositive ArrowIcon Print
Opinion

History will not be kind to Tokyo's 'zombie Olympics'

It is time for a serious intervention

| Japan
The national government's lackadaisical COVID-19 response is colliding with the Tokyo Games.   © AP

William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."

Japan Inc. invented the modern zombie company. Does Tokyo really want to add a "zombie Olympics" to the lexicon, too?

Sponsored Content

About Sponsored Content This content was commissioned by Nikkei's Global Business Bureau.

Nikkei Asian Review, now known as Nikkei Asia, will be the voice of the Asian Century.

Celebrate our next chapter
Free access for everyone - Sep. 30

Find out more