Hopes for Renewal in Japan, but Also a Host of Challenges (Published 2013)

TOKYO — The sun rose at 5:18 a.m. Sunday in the Japanese capital. A minute later came the good news. For the second time, Tokyo is set to be the home of the Summer Olympics, after members of the International Olympic Committee overwhelmingly picked the city above Istanbul and Madrid to host the 2020 Summer Games. As alerts went out to smartphones across the still-drowsy city, about 2,000 locals at

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