Tokyo and Japan will launch an organizing committee on Jan. 24 to start preparations for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, education minister Hakubun Shimomura said Wednesday.
The plan was made to fulfill an international promise with the International Olympic Committee to set up the committee within five months after the capital was selected in September to be the host.
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