2 ministers grilled over Olympics plans

Japan's Olympic minister Toshiaki Endo (R) attends a lower house panel meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2015, together with sports minister Hakubun Shimomura (L). Asked about the scrapping of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics logo, he said he "takes the issue seriously. I will promote cooperation with the Olympic organizing committee so that such a situation will never be repeated." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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