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Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto. Soaring consumer prices and the sliding yen have forced the Sapporo city government to add 17 billion yen to its estimated cost to host the 2030 Winter Olympics
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We will review the expenses because of changes in the inflation rate and the foreign exchange rate.
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piskian
Don't forget the zero interest rate from your residents!
smithinjapan
They will never abort, sadly, and never change the prices -- they will only add more zeros and we will all have to pay dearly for it with the "shouganai" attitude. All so some insecure people can pat themselves on the back for a bit of name recognition.
Sven Asai
As if nowadays anyone could plan something for 2030. lol
Eastman
new "olympics" not needed at all,Tokyo ones were a big fiasco...did you ever heard abt Dentsu?
Speed
Lessons never learned.
Ubesh
Olympics are useless and can be replaced with a newly created international sports event.
dan
Wasted tax payers money !!!
kurisupisu
More opportunities for bribery and scandals for future Japan…