Olympic legacy: Tokyo Games hoped to showcase Fukushima recovery

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Published on August 9, 2021 - Duration: 02:33s

Olympic legacy: Tokyo Games hoped to showcase Fukushima recovery

Tokyo’s bid team sold the 2020 Olympics as the recovery games.

The olympics did come to Fukushima but the world did not.


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