Tokyo, Miyagi governors meet over Olympics

Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai (L) meets with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the metropolitan government on Oct. 12, 2016. Murai is hoping the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics rowing/canoe sprint will be held in the prefecture, heavily damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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