The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday started removing Olympic and Paralympic emblems from its facilities, several months after the games were held in the capital amid the coronavirus pandemic following a one-year postponement.
Large wall stickers and other decorations featuring the emblems and games' mascots will be taken down, as Tokyo's contract with the International Olympic Committee states that the host city can only use such materials until the end of the year, officials said.
On Wednesday, work began to remove large emblems from the Tokyo assembly building's exterior wall, as well as stickers featuring the mascots from a square in front of the metropolitan government building where the Olympic torch relay concluded on July 23.