Iran Press/ Asia: Of some 13,000 companies that responded to the poll by Tokyo Shoko Research, 27.8% said the sporting event should be canceled while 25.8% saw another postponement as desirable.
Japan lifted in late May a state of emergency imposed to stop the coronavirus, as it recorded fewer infections, but cases started to increase again in July.
"With the end of the spread of infection nowhere in sight, companies are divided into for and against holding the event in 2021," the research group said in a report, published on Thursday.
Of the companies surveyed, 22.5% believed the Tokyo Olympics should be held as planned while 18.4% said they ought to be held with fewer spectators and 5.3% said they should be held with no spectators.
The poll was conducted over the Internet between late July and early August.
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