Tokyo wins race to host 2020 Olympic Games Japanese capital beats Madrid and Istanbul after prime minister Shinzo Abe flew in to reassure voters ove

[Peikko 1,575]

Tokyo has won the race to host the 2020 Olympic Games after the Japanese prime minister flew in to personally reassure voters that radioactive leaks from the Fukushima power plant would not create a health risk.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/sep/07/tokyo-host-2020-olympic-games

[Pooky 3,825]

Tokyo has won the race to host the 2020 Olympic Games after the Japanese prime minister flew in to personally reassure voters that radioactive leaks from the Fukushima power plant would not create a health risk.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/sep/07/tokyo-host-2020-olympic-games

I think the IOC just lost their collective minds.

Either that, or their bank balances just had a growth spurt.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

So it's official. The 2020 Olympics will be a glowing event.

[Ban Hammer 13,491]

we can expect more olympics cartoons then.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Tokyo has won the race to host the 2020 Olympic Games after the Japanese prime minister flew in to personally reassure voters that radioactive leaks from the Fukushima power plant would not create a health risk.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/sep/07/tokyo-host-2020-olympic-games

There might not be a Japan by 2020 if things keep going the way they have been at the power plant.

[Danno 1,228]

1. 2020 is a long way off, No country even close to the Middle east had a chance.

2. Spain is its self in a world of problems, to choose them would have been a charity pick.

3.Japan will be a stellar host country...... if you are going bring lots of money.

[lierre 224]

Oh my! I hope I can visit Tokyo then!

TOKYO IS A BEAUTIFUL CITY! Food and service is great everywhere. And the Japanese are the best people in the world ever.

I'm not Japanese, fyi. I only live here.

[Jacque67 7,328]

Hooray! Banzai!

The Japanese Olympic team deserve this after all the effort they put into perfecting their speeches in English etc.

As the post above says, Japan is a great place to visit. I hope visitors don't abuse Japanese hospitality. This will be a great boon for the stagnant economy.

[Peikko 1,575]

I think they will do a great job, again. My son is leaning Japanese, maybe it's going to be useful after all