ILEA000324477: Kobe about 2 months before Olympics

National Stadium ahead of Tokyo Olympics

A woman wearing a face mask walks near Tokyo's National Stadium, the main venue of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, on July 12, 2021. The capital was put under its fourth COVID-19 state of emergency the same day, with the coronavirus-postponed Summer Games set to begin in about 10 days.

Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics mascots

Miraitowa (L) and Someity, the official mascots of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, are displayed at the Tokyo metropolitan government headquarters in the Japanese capital on June 23, 2021.

Scene in Tokyo ahead of Tokyo Olympics+

Passers-by walk by an illustration of Miraitowa (L) and Someity, official mascots of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, in Tokyo on June 22, 2021, about one month ahead of the opening of the summer games, which were postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Vaccination of South Sudan Olympic athletes in Japan

South Sudanese athlete Guem Abraham (R), who will compete in the men's 1,500 meters at the Tokyo Olympics, is vaccinated against the coronavirus in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, on June 16, 2021. The South Sudanese delegation for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics came to Japan in November 2019 to escape difficult training conditions in the war-torn African country.

Kobe about 2 months before Olympics

People wearing masks walk by an illustration showing Miraitowa (L) and Someity (R), official mascots of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 26, 2021, with a coronavirus state of emergency in place about two months before the start of the Olympics.