Japan assures IOC main stadium for 2020 on track

Japanese Olympic Minister Toshiaki Endo (L) and International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates shake hands in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2016. Endo told Coates, who heads the Coordination Commission for the Tokyo Olympics, construction plans for the main stadium to be used in 2020 are on track despite controversy surrounding the scrapping of the design originally chosen for the facility. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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