The opening ceremony of what is being marketed as the 2020 Olympics finally takes place on Friday night (Friday morning U.S. time) — one year late.
In many ways, the event at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo will resemble opening ceremonies of the past.
But the most remarkable difference is that just like at almost every other Olympic event, there will be no fans. Approximately 1,000 dignitaries and news media members will be there to witness the event live because of strict pandemic restrictions, in a stadium designed to hold tens of thousands of people.
As for the show, organizers as always are keeping mum about which J-pop bands or crossover opera singers will perform.