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

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

Olympics minister Toshiaki Endo (L) receives a written request from Japan Football Association President Kuniya Daini on July 28, 2015, in Tokyo. Daini stated 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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