Osaka submits candidacy to host 2008 Olympics to JOC

TOKYO, Japan - Osaka Mayor Takafumi Isomura (L) submits the city's candidacy to hold the 2008 Summer Olympics to Yushiro Yagi, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC), in Tokyo on Jan. 25. Upon receiving the candidacy, the JOC informed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of Osaka's bid by fax the same day. Documents will also be sent to the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, the JOC said.

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