The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics hit souvenir manufacturers

The postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games is detrimental to manufacturers of official souvenirs, The Japan Times reports. According to the Japanese Olympic Committee, at the end of June there were about 6360 officially licensed goods of the 2020 Olympics. Six souvenir stores closed due to the pandemic, another 17 will close next month. We had a lot of problems commenting on Takaaki Watanabe, the manufacturer of Japanese traditional Daruma dolls in the 14th generation. His products are also on the list of official products of the Olympics. According to him, in April, sales of his company fell by 80%. The postponement made people less interested in the Olympics, Watanabe believes. Manufacturers of official souvenirs hope that the Tokyo Olympics will be held in 2021.