Local governments outside Tokyo that are slated to host competitions during the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics agreed Wednesday on basic principles concerning cost sharing with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the central government and games organizers.

Leaders and representatives from seven prefectures, including Fukushima and Hokkaido, and four cities, such as Yokohama and Chiba, expressed pleasure that the metropolitan government included the original candidature file as a document to use as a basis for further discussions on the matter.

The file, which was submitted as part of the bid to the International Olympic Committee in 2013, stipulates that local governments hosting competitions will pay for costs including security, medical service and transportation to and from venues but the organizing committee will pay for expenditures to build temporary facilities for venues outside of Tokyo.