On May 15 the organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games held a hearing to consider expert opinion on sales strategies for tickets for the games. The plans presented included setting the maximum ticket price for the opening ceremony at the same level as for the 2012 London Olympics, 288,000 yen [~$2600 USD] , but others called for a wider range of pricing options. With no agreement reached discussion of ticket pricing is set to continue. The committee did manage to set pricing for some Olympic events, ranging from 2000 yen [~$18 USD] for first-round soccer matches to as high as 108,000 yen [~$980 USD] for athletics. Opening ceremonies for the Paralympic Games will max out at 144,100 yen [~$1300 USD] , with individual event tickets ranging from 1000 yen [~$9 USD] to 6500 yen [~$59 USD] . However, saying, "This has become a debate about creating a more dynamic range in pricing," session chairperson Sadahiko Kano , professor emeritus at Waseda U...
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