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I'll explain the reason and necessity of hosting the Olympics in Tokyo to the new governor, and build a framework to continue our current activities.

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Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, referring to what he will tell outgoing Tokyo Gov Shintaro Ishihara' successor about the city's 2020 Olympic bid. (Yomiuri Shimbun)

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Hopefully the next Mayor will actually be a Japanese "who can say no" and put an end to Tokyo's bid.

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there is no NECESSITY. stop squandering money.

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Good idea. Explain Montreal's experience. How the 76 games inflicted a massive financial debt on its citizen taxpayers spanning several decades, while the city declined in size and influence from Canada's No. 1 to No. 2 in the games' aftermath.

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I hope he explains it to everyone else too. I'm really interested in knowing the necessity. Although, I bet the "necessity" is that construction companies need to give bribes to someone, and he wan't to be one of the someones.

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