Japan Olympics organizers reviewing Tokyo 2020 venue plans due to cost concerns
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Japan's Olympics organizers say they are reviewing their plans for the venues of Tokyo's 2020 Summer Games due to concerns about cost.
Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe told a city assembly meeting Tuesday that the overall plan for the venues needs to be revised.
Yoshiro Mori, who heads Tokyo's Olympic committee, issued a statement later saying that Masuzoe and other members of the committee were in agreement on the need to revise the plan for the venues.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The statement did not refer specifically to plans to replace Tokyo's National Stadium with a colossal, 80,000-seat facility, the centerpiece of the city's Olympics bid. The new stadium has caused protests over its size, cost and design.
Mori said the committee was dedicated to creating a "legacy of sports-centered and affluent, healthy living spaces."