The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly adopted a resolution Wednesday to seek the opportunity to host the 2016 Summer Olympics in the capital.
The Japanese Olympic Committee plans to pick a Japanese candidate site in late August by vote, with the city of Fukuoka a candidate site. Sapporo bowed out of the race last month due to the anticipated financial burden.
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