As financing questions linger over the costly rebuilding of National Stadium for the 2020 Olympics, Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe has lashed out at the central government, likening it to the reality-denying Japanese Imperial Army during World War II.
Masuzoe was speaking Tuesday at a news conference at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government headquarters a day after learning that the facility will not be completed as originally envisaged by the time of the Olympics.
The stadium is currently being demolished and will be rebuilt to an ambitious design, but Monday's announcement that a planned retractable roof will be omitted on grounds of cost and schedule was apparent confirmation that not all is going well.