Japan firms see economy contracting if Olympics were to be cancelled - Reuters poll
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Most Japanese firms trust the Tokyo Olympic Games will go ahead as planned, a Reuters poll found, but two-thirds are already bracing for the domestic economy to contract by at least 1% if the global coronavirus epidemic triggers a cancellation.The epidemic has already paralysed global travel and forced governments around the world into lockdowns banning large-scale public events, stoking fears for the Olympics despite Tokyo's insistence they will go ahead as scheduled.The..