Tokyo Olympics, sports ministers meet for Olympic preparations

Sports minister Hakubun Shimomura speaks to reporters after attending a coordination meeting for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo on June 29, 2015. At the meeting, also attended by Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics minister Toshiaki Endo, Shimomura reported that the construction of the new National Stadium, which will serve as the main venue for the event, would cost 252 billion yen and will be completed by May 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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