Japan wanted to showcase innovation. But these Olympics may be remembered for bureaucracy

TOKYO — The Olympic promos playing ad nauseam in the lull between events showed Japan in a futuristic light: Tokyo awash in a neon glow, trailing lights zipping from one stadium to the next, giant holograms of athletes hovering atop high-rise buildings. These were supposed to be “the most innovative Games in history” — robots greeting spectators and helping retrieve javelins; augmented reality pr

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“五輪参加者は技術的進歩でなくコロナ対策の膨大な書類、不具合アプリ、硬直した官僚機構を思い出すだろう” / “世論の反対のなか推進したことで日本のパフォーマンスは緻密で硬直した官僚主義の欠点を浮き彫りに”