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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis Makes Good Sense....NOT... Tokyo-will-host-2020-Olympics
http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Tokyo-will-host-2020-Olympics-222820651.html
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Olympics on Saturday, capitalizing on its reputation as a "safe pair of hands" and defying concerns about the Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Tokyo defeated Istanbul 60-36 in the final round of secret voting Saturday by the International Olympic Committee. Madrid was eliminated earlier after an initial tie with Istanbul.
Tokyo, which hosted the 1964 Olympics, billed itself as the safe and reliable choice at a time of global political and economic uncertainty.
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In the final presentation before the vote, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gave the IOC assurances that the Fukushima leak was not a threat to Tokyo and took personal responsibility for keeping the games safe.
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This Makes Good Sense....NOT... Tokyo-will-host-2020-Olympics (Original Post)
rsmith6621
Sep 2013
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CrispyQ
(36,533 posts)1. The global leaders have their head in the sand on this issue.
It's business as usual.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)2. Adding Shinzo Abe to my list of "famous last words" quotes.
RC
(25,592 posts)3. It is 141 miles between Tokyo and Fukushima, as the crow flies.
The prevailing winds are to the East. So are the ocean currents. Tokyo is not in much danger. The North American Continent will get more radiation than Tokyo will. And even any that does make it over here is miniscule anyway.
But, what good are facts when they gets in the way of unfounded paranoia.
Ocean currents. They come up from the South by Tokyo, the head east.