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The window for Japanese citizens who want to refund tickets for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games has closed after three weeks.
Ticket holders for the Paralympic Games had until today to request their money back after the window opened on December 1, and refunds are now expected to be paid from mid-January.
It is the continuation of a similar reimbursement process for the Olympics, with that closing period on November 30 and reimbursements taking place this month.
Tickets that were purchased and not requested for a refund are still valid for rescheduled events, while refund requests cannot be canceled once submitted.
This process was carried out after the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Games due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Olympic and Paralympic Games delayed by one year.
Now, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are scheduled from July 23 to August 8, while the Paralympic Games are due to continue from August 24 to September 5.
The refund process is separate for ticket holders outside of Japan, who purchased tickets through authorized ticket resellers (ATR).
Each ATR has its own individual refund procedure.
Early figures from the refund process for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics indicated that around 18 percent of ticket holders for the Games requested a refund.
Around 4.48 million tickets were sold for the Olympics, and Tokyo 2020 revealed that there were 810,000 refund requests.
A total of 970,000 tickets were sold for the Paralympic Games.
Ticket sales for the Games are now suspended and organizers have said that an additional refund period could be possible depending on the development of the ongoing pandemic.
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