Suga attends press conference over costly Olympic stadium

Suga attends press conference over costly Olympic stadium

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2015, after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suggested the previous day the contentious construction plan for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics stadium will be reviewed, given public uproar over its soaring cost. Suga indicated it would be necessary to change its design to reduce the construction costs as the design itself leads to huge expenses. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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