Tokyo, Miyagi governors meet over Olympics

Tokyo, Miyagi governors meet over Olympics

Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai (2nd from R), who is hoping that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics rowing/canoe sprint will be held in the disaster-damaged prefecture, explains the plan to host the event during a meeting with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (far R) at the metropolitan government building on Oct. 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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