Saturday Afternoon

At the invitation of the Japanese Olympic Committee President, Tsunekazu Takeda, we were treated to a behind-the-scenes look at how National Olympic Committees establish a presence in the city hosting an Olympic Games.  Here, our group was given a briefing of Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games, which vote by the IOC will take place in 2013.  Mr. Takeda, who unfortunately was not at Japan House at the time of our visit, is also President of the Tokyo 2020 Candidate City Bid Committee and an IOC member.