The Olympics are scheduled to begin in Tokyo from July 23 to August 8 - despite a huge surge in Covid-19 cases in Japan.
The country's president Seiko Hashimoto has said he is 100% certain that the games will go ahead despite the fact that many Japanese people are against them taking place.
The games will involve 33 competitions and 339 events planned to take place across 42 different venues.
The Olympics were postponed last year due to the pandemic.
However, the greater Tokyo area and Sapporo in Hokkaido, where some football games and the marathon will take place, are still in a state of emergency.
Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremony is due to kick off at 8pm local time on July 23, meaning it will start in Ireland at about midday and will continue until approximately 3pm.
The Olympic Stadium will be used for both the Opening Ceremony and Closing Ceremony.
The stadium was used for the 1964 Olympics and sparked controversy and many scandals when it was rebuilt as a brand-new stadium for this year's games.
Hiroshi Sasaki, a former advertising executive with Japan’s public relations and advertising agency Dentsu, Inc, will be the creative director of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
Plans for the original Opening Ceremony that were meant to occur last year are said to be more simplified for this year's games.
Icons such as the Super Mario Brothers and other animated characters were to be involved in the ceremonies, but this may no longer be going ahead, as organisers said the new ceremonies could add an extra 3.5 billion yen to the budget.
What restrictions are in place?
The Japanese borders are currently closed, meaning no international fans will be allowed to travel to the games.
Athletes and staff will be tested before they leave their home counties and again on arrival in Japan.
They will not have to isolate but must stay within bubbles and avoid interaction with locals.
What do people in Japan think about the Olympics?
With less than 50 days until the beginning of the Olympics, the majority of the Japanese public say they want the games to be cancelled.
As the city is still in a state of emergency, thousands of volunteers registered to help with the event have quit.
Hospitals have also pleaded with the government to cancel the games sticking messages to their windows to cancel the games.
