The Tokyo metropolitan government turned down the central government's demand to shoulder 30 percent of ¥300 billion in costs for constructing the New National Stadium, the main venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Discussions between the central and metropolitan governments have already been held, and the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry has urged the metropolitan government to shoulder part of the construction costs."It is Tokyo that will gain the largest benefit from reconstruction of the stadium," the ministry said. But the metropolitan government refused and the talks remain deadlocked.
The New National Stadium will be built after demolishing the current National Stadium in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, and is scheduled to be completed in spring 2019. The 80,000-seat venue with a retractable roof will be equipped with a nine-lane running track. The ministry initially estimated the total construction cost at about ¥130 billion when the design for the new stadium was chosen. At the time, a host country for the 2020 Games had not yet been decided, and the new stadium was scheduled to be used only for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Some members of the government have voiced suspicions over the huge reconstruction cost.
The design for the new stadium was chosen through an international competition, which British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid won.
Source: NewsOnJapan
The New National Stadium will be built after demolishing the current National Stadium in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, and is scheduled to be completed in spring 2019. The 80,000-seat venue with a retractable roof will be equipped with a nine-lane running track. The ministry initially estimated the total construction cost at about ¥130 billion when the design for the new stadium was chosen. At the time, a host country for the 2020 Games had not yet been decided, and the new stadium was scheduled to be used only for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Some members of the government have voiced suspicions over the huge reconstruction cost.
The design for the new stadium was chosen through an international competition, which British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid won.
Source: NewsOnJapan
