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Tokyo Warms to the Olympics

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Oct 01, 2013
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People in Tokyo never were wildly enthusiastic about hosting the Olympic Games for a second time. Been there, done that, might have best described their attitude in two recent bids to host the games, a losing bid in 2009 but a surprisingly strong comeback this Sept. 7 won Japan the right to host the 2020 games.

"Lack of public passion," along with a st…

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