Olympic promotion office head urges exchanges with foreign athletes

Takeo Hirata, head of a government office for promoting the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, delivers a speech in Osaka, western Japan, on July 16, 2015, calling on the mayors of major port cities to promote exchanges with foreign athletes both during the Summer Games and in a longer term. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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