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Fighto!
What is with the obsession of east Asian nations continually wanting to host this horrible, corrupt circus?
Bizarre.
plasticmonkey
Who will be best in bribing the IOC officials?
Cricky
Please no, the financial records of the last Winter Olympics are still smoldering.
Tora
For historical reasons. They want to be seen as being accepted by the elite club of Wetstern powers. It puts them in an equal footing and brings prestige and recognition. Not to mention how hosting the Olympics legitimizes nationaliistic policies and allows manipulation and control and military mobilisation of the poplace in the name of sport, 1930s style. I'm serious.
runner3
The first nations in Vancouver want to bring the Olympics back to Vancouver/Whistler in 2030. I think they also would have a good chance of getting them considering most of the buildings are still there from 2010 winter Olympics.
Alan Harrison
What is with the obsession of east Asian nations continually wanting to host this horrible, corrupt circus?
Bizarre.
I agree with you Fighto!
Tomi
Who is going to pay for it?
Me?
shogun36
Why steal public Japanese funds just one time, when they can do it again?
I’m talking about both the LDP as well as the IOC.
They did it once, and got away with it, might as well do it a second time.
diagonalslip
from a friend who lives in Sapporo, about 3 weeks ago: