Demolition of Tokyo's old Olympic stadium completed

The old National Stadium, which held the 1964 Summer Olympics, could have been refurbished to save money, like the LA Stadium was many times to host the '84 Summer Olympics.

Japan is already a quadrillion yen in the red, and the LDP keeps raiding the nation's cookie jar!

Great news. 80,000 seats in Tokyo means even I may be able to afford a Rugby world cup final ticket.

So typical in Japan - just pull down the old (which often has a past and history) to make way for the new