Japan's soccer chief calls for 80,000-capacity Olympic stadium

Japan's soccer chief calls for 80,000-capacity Olympic stadium

Japan Football Association President Kuniya Daini (C) speaks to the press after his talks with Olympics minister Toshiaki Endo in Tokyo on July 28, 2015. Daini handed in a written request stating that the main stadium for the 2020 Olympics should accommodate 80,000 people, following the government's scrapping of the initial construction plan due to soaring costs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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