New Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe said Wednesday he will work hard to make the capital the best city in the world, while noting that it¡¯s up to the central government whether to bring the nation¡¯s nuclear reactors back online.
¡°In order to make Tokyo the best in the world . . . above all, we have to make various preparations for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, not only enhancing the infrastructure,¡± 65-year-old Masuzoe said during his inaugural news conference at the metropolitan government building in Shinjuku Ward.
Masuzoe, who took office Tuesday after winning Sunday¡¯s election, reiterated that he will aim to hold ¡°the best ever¡± Olympics and will go all out to make sure that the athletes and other visitors leave Japan saying the 2020 Games were the greatest they¡¯ve ever seen.
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