Tokyo Olympics 2020

Interesting reading:

* Congrats Tokyo, Now Meet the Olympics Curse (The Daily Beast)

* Hopes for Renewal in Japan, but Also a Host of Challenges (NYT)

* Tokyo’s winning 2020 Olympics bid will only worsen Japan’s debt headache (Quartz)

* Whopper of the year award: Japan PM states that the Fukushima nuclear accident is under control (Straight.com)

* Forget About Weimar (Shisaku)

* 2020 Olympics might spell end for Shinjuku's 'Golden Gai' (Japan Today)