Citing a source with knowledge of the matter,
the report added that the government aims to cut the number of
visitors who are not directly related to competition.
Around 90,000 people are expected to enter the country from
overseas for the delayed Games, including about 30,000 athletes,
coaches and team members.
The report added that talks are expected to begin shortly with
the affected organisations.
Olympic organisers said on Monday that Japan would not allow in
volunteers from overseas except for those deemed essential, amid
public concerns over the novel coronavirus.
Athletes' families are also likely to be barred although
organisers have yet to make a decision, Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro
Muto told a news conference.
Foreign spectators will not be allowed during the Games and
organisers will refund some 600,000 Olympic tickets and another
30,000 Paralympic tickets purchased by overseas residents.
The Games are scheduled to begin on July 23.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha
Sarkar)
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