Tokyo Olympics: A success? A failure? How to judge?

Tokyo Olympics: A success? A failure? How to judge?

How about using common sense??

Anyone with THAT would deem these games a failure.

Michael O'Doreiter:

You forgot one question. For the tax-payers in Japan?

I did, and all.

How about "an expensive mistake"?

Michael O'Doreiter:

You forgot one question. For the tax-payers in Japan?

It is a lot of fun to watch on the TV. If it does not turn into a catastrophic super-spreader event, then one can make an argument that it was done successfully. Whether it will be a financial success, I have no idea.

It can be a success. It can also be a failure.

It all depends on the set of criteria one wishes to choose to make the judgement.

In the final analysis, is success or failure that important?

As long as the true spirit of sportsmanship has been preserved and valued, nothing else really matters..

Those fans aren't socially distanced at all.

I'll keep saying it-the Japanese public have behaved appallingly during this pandemic. Shameful.

Let's see.

For Japanese nationalists, it's looking like a success so far. Japan's won a haul of golds, making it more likely that the LDP will be re-elected come the fall.

For the health professionals and medical system, somewhat less of a success.

For the IOC, that will depend entirely on how much money they make from the broadcasts.

For the average Japanese person? Depends how easily they are swayed by those lovely ピカピカ medals and how willing they are to suspend any form of analytical thinking.

For scary gaikoku? I can't imagine these games getting many enthusiastic write-ups.

For Keigo Oyamada? Potentially career-ending.

For Mori? A huge success. Gets to insult women and still is invited back as Supreme Honorary Lord Adviser God.

Can those damned expensive games, a re-elected Suga and rising infection numbers buy me a lunch now or later? Three times a no is the answer! That’s it, nuanced.

A success?

The Prime Minister is now urging Tokyo residents to refrain from all non-essential and non-urgent outside activity, new coronavirus cases hit a record high yesterday and the delta variant is sweeping the Kanto area.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20210727/k10013163971000.html

Are you serious?