With one month to go until the delayed Tokyo Olympics begin, the reality that the event is going to happen is starting to take hold in the capital city.
Against what seemed almost insurmountable odds — a pandemic, low public support, and a year delay — Japan will host its second Summer Games and first in 57 years.
Banners and flags with the Tokyo 2020 logo can be seen throughout the city at various places. Earlier this month traffic began being rerouted around the new Olympic Stadium, the centrepiece for the competition that will run from July 23 to Aug. 8.
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