Since Tokyo was defeated, the metropolitan government must explain to Tokyo citizens how it spent the bid funds.
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A Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member who belongs to the Democratic Party of Japan, referring to Tokyo’s failed bid to win the 2016 Olympics. (Yomiuri Shimbun)
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TanakaTaro
How much did they spend anyway? I heard it was in the region of $120 million. I'm guessing most of this won't be covered by the private sector as there aren't any games to be sponsored anymore. If I lived in Tokyo I'd be pissed.
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TanakaTaro
Scratch that, 160 million.
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