(Tokyo) — There’s now one-thousand days left until the 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo.
City officials and several Olympic athletes took part in a countdown event in Japan’s capital today. The city was covered with Olympic emblems and photos of athletes to help promote the games.
A special countdown clock was also unveiled.
USA today reported in Japan that “Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike and kabuki actor Ebizo Ichikawa were among the dignitaries attending the festivities in the Nihonbashi district in downtown Tokyo.
“The Olympic Games has the power to bring dreams to children and cultivate a peaceful society,” said Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee. “The success of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 is necessary so that sport can contribute to foster a better society and world peace.”
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