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They aim to recruit 80,000 Games volunteers. TMG also seeks to recruit 30,000 City guide volunteers. March 30, 2015: In an interview with NHK, a WHO official points out that Olympic host city Tokyo still does not have an ordinance to provide non-smoking spaces in restaurants. June 12, 2015: TOCOG announces that 26 sports federations have applied to have the host city add their sport to the 2020 Olympics. ???? July 16, 2011: Tokyo Governor Ishihara Shintaro announces that Tokyo will bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. June 19, 2015: TMG’s own volunteer tour guide program for foreign tourists named "Omotenashi Tokyo" is launched with 1,300 volunteer tour guides guiding tourists in Shinjuku and Ueno while wearing widely criticized uniforms selected by Tokyo Governor Masuzoe Yoichi. Named for its signature reddish outer shell, each Rubyglow takes two years to cultivate and is naturally ripened on the plant. April 1, 2017: TMG starts a two-year project named "Tokyo 2020 Medal Project" to collect and recycle precious metals from old cell phones and other small electronic devices from the public. June 9, 2017: IOC decides to add 26 new events for 14 sports at Tokyo 2020. They include three-member judo teams and 3×3 basketball.

????September 18, 2019: TOCOG decides to give Games volunteers a daily allowance of ¥1,000 to cover transportation expenses. September 18, 2015: For the redesign of the new Japan National Stadium, Zaha Hadid Architects scales down their stadium design. May 2014: For a few months until May 22, 2014, "Sayonara Tours" of the old Japan National Stadium is held for the public. June 26, 2014: Led by John Coates, the IOC Coordination Commission visits Tokyo for three days to inspect the progress of Games preparations and venues. November 29, 2017: For "1,000 Days To Go" until the Paralympics, Tokyo Skytree is illuminated with the three colors of the Agitos logo in the evening. The commemorative events are held until November 29 (1000 days until the Paralympics). October 28, 2017: "1,000 Days To Go" Olympic countdown event is held in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district with street banners, street entertainment, booths, Popular Billiards Club Design and interactive activities. January 2013: Public opinion polls show a large majority of Tokyo residents and the Japanese public in favor of Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics bid. E: Tokyo 2020 Games volunteer PR event (talk show).

It was the Olympic Stadium for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Another major embarrassment for Tokyo 2020. Masuzoe had wanted to delay his resignation until the Rio Olympics so he could receive the Olympic flag during the Closing Ceremonies at Maracanã Stadium. The dark blue (almost black) taxis become ubiquitous in Tokyo sporting the Tokyo 2020 emblems on the doors. Tokyo is selected by the Japanese Olympic Committee as Japan’s candidate city for the 2020 Games. September 15, 2011: Tokyo 2020 bid committee for the 2020 Summer Games is formed. September 1, 2015: Accusations of plagiarism against Tokyo 2020 emblem designer Sano Kenjiro result in his emblems being scrapped. ???? August 30, 2011: Tokyo submits its official bid for the 2020 Summer Games to the JOC and IOC. July 30, 2018: Kyogen actor Nomura Mansai is appointed as director of the Tokyo 2020 Opening and Closing Ceremonies programs. November 30, 2018: Regarding the fate of the Tatsumi International Swimming Center (Tatsumi Water Polo Centre) after the Games, three proposals are reviewed: 1. Keep it as a pool. February 9-25, 2018: PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics are held in South Korea. February 12, 2013: IOC discusses the possibility of removing wrestling as a competitive sport at the 2020 Summer Games.

February 27, 2015: TOCOG proposes to the IOC Executive Board to have basketball held at the existing Saitama Super Arena instead of building a venue in Koto Ward, to use Baji Koen (Equestrian Park) instead of building a temporary venue in Koto Ward, and to move the canoe slalom venue from Kasai Rinkai Park to an adjacent site. May 2, 2018: IOC board approves all of Tokyo 2020’s 43 venues. March 17, 2017: At a meeting in PyeongChang, the IOC approves Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium as a Tokyo 2020 venue for baseball/softball. Preserving Tokyo 2020 history, images, and memories. September 7, 2013: The IOC votes to keep wrestling for the 2020 Games while dropping baseball, softball, and squash to the great disappointment to the athletes and fans of those sports. ???? April 25, 2016: The official emblems/logos for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics are selected and unveiled to replace the allegedly plagiarized emblems. October 17, 2018: It is discovered that earthquake resistance data for the Tokyo Aquatics Centre and Ariake Arena was falsified. Restaurants, coffee shops, etc., in Tokyo eventually provide non-smoking spaces to the delight of non-smokers.