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'Early Blow for Tokyo 2020 After Governor Forced to Resign Following Corruption Scandal'

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TokyoRacer said…
I completely disagree with this opinion. It's absurd to think that one man is going to affect Japan's preparations for an event that is still 6 years away. There will be thousands of bureaucrats, civil servants, company employees (ok, 10s of 1000s), etc. involved in Japan's preparations, which will of course, be completed with 100% efficiency. One politician more or less will make no difference whatsoever.
December 22, 2013 at 3:10 PM
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