Tokyo Photo News March 2015

　The host cities of the 2019 Rugby World Cup were determined at an executive board meeting on March 2 in Dublin, Ireland. Twelve cities in Japan, including Tokyo, will host the tournament. To celebrate, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Main Building No. 1 was illuminated each evening until March 13 in the three colors (blue, white, and green) of the Rugby World Cup logo.

(March 2, 2015)

　Demolition of the National Stadium has begun to make way for construction of the planned main venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. Demolition work will continue until September of this year, and the New National Stadium is scheduled to be completed in March 2019. The opening match and final match of the 2019 Rugby World Cup are also slated to be played in the New National Stadium.

(Photo taken March 25, 2015)

　Governor Masuzoe welcomed Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark to Tokyo on March 27. The governor, along with Mr.Takashima (the President of Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly and Chairman of the Special Committee for the Promotion of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games) and Mr.Nunomura (Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games COO), gave an explanation on the progress of venue construction and other preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to the royal couple from a boat.

(Photo taken March 27, 2015)

　Governor Masuzoe attended the opening ceremony for the Tokyo One-Stop Business Establishment Center on March 31 and toured the Center’s facilities. The Center is Japan’s first centralized location for carrying out the administrative procedures to establish a foreign capital company or business start-ups inTokyo. The commemorative photograph was taken at the Center’s entrance prior to its opening, with (from the left) Governor Masuzoe, Prime Minister Abe, Cabinetminister Ishiba, and Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Chairman Ishige.

(Photo taken March 31, 2015)