“The judgment of the IOC is in line with my decision to [hold the Games in their most] ‘perfect form,’” Abe said at a House of Councillors Budget Committee meeting when asked about the International Olympic Committee’s move to consider postponing the summer Games.
“If it is difficult [to hold the Games in their most perfect form], the decision to postpone the Games will have to be made,” Abe said.
He also stressed, “The government and the IOC both share the opinion that canceling [the Games] is not an option.”