Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks to media in front of the Olympics mascots at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Thursday, July 1, 2021. Suga was still uncertain whether fans can be allowed at the Tokyo Olympics because of growing concern about rising COVID-19 cases on Thursday only three weeks before the games.(Kyodo News via AP)

A man and a woman wearing face masks walk along the wall installed to close off a park being prepared for the Olympics and Paralympics Games in Tokyo on Thursday, July 1, 2021. They came to the park only to find out it was shut off. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Men wearing face masks ride bicycles along the wall installed to close off a park being prepared for the Olympics and Paralympics Games in Tokyo on Thursday, July 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

The statue of the Olympics rings overlooks people visiting a nearby shopping mall in Tokyo on Thursday, July 1, 2021. The area is closed off as it's prepared for the postponed Olympics and Paralympics Games planned to start within a month. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)