In Olympics-heavy policy speech, Japan PM says Games mark new era for nation

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Six months before the Tokyo Olympics open, the Games are already inescapable in ...

TOKYO - Six months before the Tokyo Olympics open, the Games are already inescapable in Japan - including dominating Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s policy speech to parliament on Monday.

“The first-ever live broadcast of an Olympics. As the entire world watched, the final runner entered the National Stadium, Olympic torch in hand,” Abe said. Though organizers have pledged to keep costs within budgeted estimates, this has not included an estimated 3 billion yen to move marathons and race walk events to the northern city of Sapporo to cope with Tokyo’s searing summer heat - an issue soft-pedaled in Tokyo’s bid.

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