Tokyo agrees to bear 39.5 billion yen of new Nat'l Stadium costs

Hiroshi Hase (L), minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (C) and Olympic Minister Toshiaki Endo shake hands in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2015. The three agreed that the Tokyo metropolitan government will bear around 39.5 billion yen of the total cost -- about 158.1 billion yen -- of the new National Stadium, which will serve as the main venue for the 2020 Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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