Raising the games
Oct 23, 2020
2 minutes
By Charlie Campbell
ERHAPS MORE THAN ANY other city, Tokyo bet big on 2020. Japan’s capital had earmarked $12.6 billion for hosting an Olympic Games that would rejuvenate run-down neighborhoods and turbocharge the country’s tourism industry. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, postponing the Games and throwing the city’s plans into uncertainty. Despite spiraling costs, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike says her city is ready for next year’s rescheduled Games and
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