Let the games be thin: Tokyo’s Olympic tussles

<p>Planners are in a corner. Delaying or cancelling the summer tournament looks like defeat; pressing ahead looks like a danger. We take a look at the <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2021/02/13/the-obstacles-to-holding-the-tokyo-olympics-in-july-are-daunting?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sporting chances</a>. Britain has decarbonised <a href="https://www.economist.com/britain/2021/02/15/how-britain-decarbonised-faster-than-any-other-rich-country?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">faster</a> than any other rich country, but getting to “net zero” will be a whole lot harder. And why South Koreans have <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2021/02/13/south-koreans-are-being-driven-mad-by-noisy-neighbours?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">such trouble</a> with noisy neighbours.</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>