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Come on Japan, this is your perfect out! Claim that you need the materials and money to help rebuild the stricken area of Noto. Nobody will blame you. Get all the construction companies to go up there to rebuild so they can still get their money. It is a win win. Nobody and I mean nobody wants this stupid Expo!

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Of course the Expo will go ahead,the ‘elite’ don’t want to waste such a cash cow for themselves.

Great opportunity for them to turn taxpayers cash into a lucrative sort of revenue for themselves.

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The Expo is the lead up to the building of the Integrated Resort (Casino) in Osaka, which will utilise the facilities and developments cheaply afterwards, and that is BIG money. The usual suspects don't want to upset that.

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Priorities

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these events are so dumb. what did Japan get from spending all that cash to host the olympics? what will they get from this? empty wasted buildings and maybe some hotels and souvenir shops get nice sales for 2 months.

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Wrong question. These events are goin according to plan.

Only question is, who didn't get all the Tax-Loot injected straight into my best pals buddies cousins wives aunts grandpas stadium builder co., PR writer co, mascot sticker co and booth makers co and… etc etc

Holding Accounts. Just cus anybody you know aint seeing the Loot at the end of the rainbow doesnt mean

these events are so dumb. what did Japan get from spending all that cash to host the olympics? what will they get from this?

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And oh yea!

ALmost forgot.

RebuiL(ooters)ds Dont Pay.

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these events are so dumb. what did Japan get from spending all that cash to host the olympics? what will they get from this? 

Japan? Nothing.

Crooked politicians and CEOs, billions of yen.

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Well, Expo IS a priority -- not helping people. Expo brings a few international eyes on the location it's held (not very many, but a few), and brings HEAPS of money to the politicians and construction companies that host/build it. What the heck does reconstruction get you?

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Only in Japan lol

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