THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 12, 2021 at 18:30 JST
In this March 25 file photo, the celebration cauldron is seen lit on the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture. (AP Photo)
When it won its bid in 2013, the Tokyo metropolitan government estimated the cost to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games would come to 734 billion yen ($6.73 billion). [Read More]
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