Circles, but Inevitable Tokyo, July 14, The Ministry of Public Welfare decided today that the XII Olympiad, scheduled for 1940, should not be held in Japan, Tomorrow the Cabinet will consider the Ministry's recommendation, which is almost certain to be approved, The suspension of the 1940 Olympic Games in Tokyo which only requires the pro forma approval of the Cabinet to be final, is deeply regretted in Japanese sporting circles, It is greeted, however, with almost general approval as an unavoidable wartime measure, The decision has not caused any surprise, as it has been widely anticipated, especially in view of the announcement earlier today that the International Exposition in Tokyo, also scheduled for 1940, will be indefinitely postponed, The cancellation of these events is regarded as showing that the Japanese expect the hostilities in China to continue at least well into 1939.
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