Vice ministers OK Osaka's bid to host Olympics

Vice ministers OK Osaka's bid to host Olympics

This is a photo of Maishima Island in Osaka's Konohana Ward, the site of a planned 80,000-seat stadium and other sports facilities to be used when Osaka wins its bid to host the 2008 Summer Olympics. On Dec. 10, administrative vice ministers approved Osaka's bid to host the Olympiad and decided to offer financial support to the western Japan city during the bidding process.

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