Kuma's design picked for 2020 Tokyo Olympics main stadium

Photo taken Dec. 21, 2015, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a land lot (C) vacated to build a new national stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The government announced its decision on Dec. 22 to adopt architect Kengo Kuma's design for the stadium, to be built by a joint venture led by Taisei Corp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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