Journalism of Courage
Instead of athletes and visitors for Olympics, Tokyo airport stands empty
The Tokyo Airport has a deserted look at a time when athleltes, tourists and fans should be pouring in for Olympics 2020, which has been postponed to next year due to coronavirus.
April 14, 2020 12:06 IST
1 / 7A man sits on a bench near the ticketing area at the Narita International Airport in Nairta, near Tokyo, April 1, 2020. (Source: AP)
2 / 7A promotional tourism video for Japan plays on a large display in the empty ticketing area at the Narita International Airport but no one is there to watch (Source: AP)
3 / 7A couple hugs in the empty ticketing area at the Narita International Airport. The Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to next year. (Source: AP)
4 / 7A woman walks through the empty ticketing area at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, April 3 (Source: AP)
5 / 7A worker cleans rails in the arrivals area decorated with banners promoting the Tokyo 2020 Olympics at the Narita International Airport (Source: AP)
6 / 7A plane sits on a rain-soaked tarmac as the nearly empty ticketing area is reflected in the window at the Narita International Airport in Nairta, near Tokyo, April 1 (Source: AP)
7 / 7A traveler sits in an empty express train bound for the Narita International Airport in Tokyo (Source: AP)
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