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© 2020 AFPNew director picked for simpler Tokyo Olympic ceremonies
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tooheysnew
yesterdays headline was ‘an increase in opening & closing ceremony budgets’
todays headline is a ‘simpler opening & closing ceremony’
shouldn’t simpler equal cheaper ?
dagon
Guess which advertising and marketing company that starts with a D which benefits generously from corporate welfare, particularly as regards this Olympics and the pandemic response programs, Mr. Sasaki is a former executive of? You do not even need to Google it.
Spitfire
Dentsu is the cancer of Japan.
rainyday
Er these would be the same "simpler and more restrained" ceremonies that an article just yesterday stated would cost 1.64 TRILLION Yen?
robert maes
if they are simpler, why do they cost more ?
ushosh123
Finalize budget, then cut costs.
Derek Grebe
Simpler and more restrained, but it costs 3.5 BILLION yen more?
Pick a lane, JOC. You're just taking the p!ss now.
canigetawhatwhat
Hiring a new one? The old one must've already got paid, but they're supposed to be saving money so they're hiring another to start from scratch. Genius!
Luddite
Oh, for the love of sanity give it up.
Hideomi Kuze
Shamefully, Suga government who prioritizes business than safe of citizen, spends more immense tax for Olympics 2020 than response to Covid-19.
kaimycahl
This is what you call cutting corners to save money
didou
There is a cost to redesign things.
Will it be any audit about costs ?
drlucifer
I will and Yoshimoto Kogyo and Johnies jimusho to the list.
h0nz4
For the budget spent, I was expecting nothing less than some next level flashy extravagant ceremonies. Also were I a part of the team working on the original ceremonies, I'd be pretty sour about this.
Johnkmilonas
Kicking the can down the road.
Sven Asai
How about only a closing ceremony, and that just now? I deeply recommend that.
sf2k
yet will cost more money