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VENUES

Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2018
Metro government says Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic venue construction on schedule
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is building seven new permanent venues for the games, including the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza badminton and modern pentathlon fencing arena.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2017
National Olympic Committees 'confident' after touring Tokyo 2020 venues
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic organizing committee drew rave reviews from its future guests after completing its first organized group tour for National Olympic Committees earlier this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2016
2020 Games venues to be finalized Tuesday: IOC exec
The fate of several Olympic venues targeted for relocation will likely be decided Tuesday now that the group tasked with hashing out the technical issues has met, an International Olympic Committee executive says.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 10, 2016
Tokyo Gov. Koike, IOC chief Bach may meet Oct. 18
Arrangements are being made for Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to meet with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Oct. 18 when the latter is scheduled to be in Japan, a source said Sunday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / SPORTS SCOPE
Aug 19, 2014
Critics of Tokyo 2020 venues misguided
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are still almost six years away, but in many ways the games have already begun.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2013
Compactness key to Olympics plan
The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics will be a compact games, with roughly 75 percent of the sports venues within 8 km of the Olympic Village, according to the official plan.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
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