SAPPORO (Kyodo) The city of Sapporo will not try to host the Summer Olympics in 2016 out of concern over the cost, sources close to Mayor Fumio Ueda said Saturday.
The mayor of Hokkaido’s capital is expected to announce the decision Tuesday at a session of the municipal assembly.
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