NEWS
Message from President
It has been my privilege to serve the Olympic Movement for the past 40 years, first as an athlete, then a team leader and now as President of the Japanese Olympic Committee. Over all that time I have witnessed again and again the extraordinary power of sport - to heal, unite and inspire all kinds of positive change.
It is this belief in the power of sport that underpins Tokyo’s bid for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. We believe our bid is stronger and more focused than any we have previously presented, clearly benefitting from the lessons of our past campaigns, and also from a new motivation in the context of national rebuilding efforts following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
This bid has an important role to play in the process of spiritual and physical recovery from that national tragedy. And should we be successful in securing the honour of hosting the 2020 Games, it will be an extraordinary opportunity to welcome and thank the international friends who supported our nation and our people during these difficult times.
For 2020, Tokyo promises to deliver Games of excellence and excitement.
Games that will be based on the world-renowned infrastructure and innovation of Tokyo, and fuelled by the city’s dynamic atmosphere and youth-driven culture.
And Games which will embody the shared values of the Olympic Movement and the people of Japan, for whom excellence, friendship and respect are a way of life.
On behalf of those people, I am proud to offer our capital city and all its attractions as the host of the world’s greatest sporting event. I hope we will welcome the world in 2020.
Tsunekazu Takeda
President
Tokyo 2020 Bid Committee
| Chairman | |
|---|---|
| Naoki INOSE | Governor of Tokyo |
| President | |
|---|---|
| Tsunekazu TAKEDA | President, Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Vice President, CEO | |
| Masato MIZUNO | Vice President, Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Vice President | |
| Tomiaki FUKUDA | Vice President, Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Noriyuki ICHIHARA | Vice President and Executive Director, Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Tadaharu GOTO | Vice President, Japan Sports Association for the Disabled |
| Toshiyuki AKIYAMA | Vice Governor of Tokyo |
| Member | |
| Joichi OKAZAKI | Executive Director, Japan Sports Association |
| Seiko Hashimoto | Olympian, Executive Board Member, Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Daichi SUZUKI | Olympian, Member of International Relations Commission, Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Mayumi NARITA | Paralympian |
| Yuko ARAKIDA | Executive Board Member, Chairperson of Athletes Commission, Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Yoshiji NOGAMI | Executive Board Member, Chairperson of International Relations Commission, Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Ichiro KONO | Executive Board Member of Japanese Olympic Committee Former Chair and CEO of Tokyo 2016 Bid Committee |
| Yasuhiro NAKAMORI | Senior Director of International Relations, Japanese Olympic Committee Former Deputy Director General of Tokyo 2016 Bid Committee |
| Masaru HOSOI | Head of the Bureau of Sports, Tokyo Metropolitan Government |
| Auditor | |
| Yasuhiko FUKATSU | Auditor, Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Keizo NAKAI | Director General, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Financial Bureau |
| Chairman | |
|---|---|
| Naoki INOSE | Governor of Tokyo |
| Chair/Vice Chairman | |
| Yoshiro MORI | Honorary Chairman, Japan Sports Association |
| Vice Chairman | |
| Tsunekazu TAKEDA | President, Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Hiromasa YONEKURA | Chairman, Japan Economic Federation |
| Tadashi OKAMURA | Chairman, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman, Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| Saburo KAWABUCHI | Supreme Advisor, Japan Football Association |
| Secretary General | |
| Kazuo OGURA | Former official with the Ministry of Foregn Affairs Former President of the Japan Foundation |
| Acting Secretary General | |
| Nobumoto HIGUCHI | Former head of the Sports and Youth Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Currently serving as professor at Myojo Umiversity |
| Member | |
| Yasushi AKIMOTO | lyric Writer |
| Kotaro AKIYAMA | Chairman, Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association |
| Yuichiro ANZAI | President, Japanese Association of University Physical Education and Sports |
| Takekazu ANDO | Exective Director, Junior Chamber International Japan |
| Tadao ANDO | Architect |
| Chiharu IGAYA | Member of the International Olympic Committee |
| Katsumi ISHIGURO | Chairman, JKA Foundation |
| Yoshifumi ISHIZAWA | Chairman, Central Federation of Societies of Commerce and Industry |
| Hirobumi IDE | Comissioner of Japan Tourism Agency |
| Hiroshi INOUE | Chairman, Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association |
| Hidenori UKITA | Chairman, The National Association of Racing |
| Shoei UTSUDA | Chairman, Japan Foreign Trade Council |
| Toshiaki ENDO | Secretary-General, Parliamentary Caucus for Tokyo 2020 Bid Promotion |
| Sadaharu OH | President, World Children's Baseball Foundation |
| Noboru OHSAWA | Secretary General, Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly for Tokyo 2020 Bid Promotion |
| Hiroshi OHNO | President, Tokyo Local of Japanese Trade Union Confederation |
| Shunichiro OKANO | Member of the International Olympic Committee |
| Kiyofumi KAMIJO | Vice Chairman, Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| Shigeo KAWAI | Chairman, Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly for Tokyo 2020 Bid Promotion |
| Saburo KAWABUCHI | Supreme Adviser, Japan Football Association |
| Fumio KAWAMURA | Chairman, Tokyo Town & Village Association |
| Ichiro KONO | President, National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health |
| Nobuaki KOGA | Chairman, Japanese Trade Union Confederation |
| Yohei SASAGAWA | Chairman, The Nippon Foundation |
| Yuhei SATO | Governor of Fukushima Prefecture Member of the Reconstruction Design Council in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake |
| Yoshinobu SHIMAMURA | Chairman, Japan Professional Sports Association |
| Kan SUZUKI | Secretary-General,Parliamentary Caucus for Sport |
| Hiroshi SEKIYA | Chairman, National Association of Chairpersons of City Councils |
| Genshitsu SEN | Chairman, United Nations Association of Japan |
| Naoki TAKASHIMA | Former Chairman, Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly for Tokyo 2020 Bid Promotion |
| Tadashi TAKAHASHI | Chairman, National Association Chairmen of Town and Village Assemblies |
| Santoku TAKASE | Chairman, Metropolitan Tokyo Chairman's Council |
| Takehiko TAKEDA | Chairman, National Congress of Parents and Teachers Associations of Japan |
| Takuya TASSO | Governor of Iwate Prefecture Member of the Reconstruction Design Council in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake |
| Fujio CHO | President, Japan Sports Association |
| Kenji TSUCHIKAWA | Chairman, Japan Racing Association |
| Kunitake TSUCHIYA | Chairman, Tokyo Association of Mayors |
| Mitsunori TORIHARA | Chairman, Japan Sports Association for the Disabled President, Japan Paralympic Committee |
| Hidenari NAKANO | President, Tokyo Amateur Athletic Association |
| Akihiko NAKAMURA | Speaker, Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly |
| Yoshio NAKAMURA | Vice Chairman & Secretary-General, Japan Economic Federation |
| Hitomi NARIKYO | President, The National Federations of Agricultural Cooperatives |
| Taiichiro NISHIKAWA | Chairman, Metropolitan Tokyo Mayor's Council |
| Yasuchika HASEGAWA | Chairman, Japan Association of Corporate Executives |
| Hiromichi BABA | Chairman, Tokyo Association of Mayors |
| Hisako HIGUCHI | President, Japan Ladies' Professional Golf Association |
| Teru FUKUI | Senior Vice Minister, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| Michisada HIROSE | Chairman, The National Association of Broadcasters in Japan |
| Tadahiko FUJIWARA | National Association of Town & Villages |
| Masaru HOSOI | Head of the Bureau of Sports, Tokyo Metropolitan Government |
| Masayuki MATSUMOTO | Chairman, Japan Broadcasting Corporation |
| Yoshio MATSUMOTO | Chairman, Japan Owners' Association |
| Takeshi MATSUMIYA | Director, Rotary International |
| Jun MIZUNO | Chairman, Tokyo Association of Chairpersons of Local Assemblies |
| Masato MIZUNO | Vice President, Japanese Olympic Committee |
| Hiroshi MIZOHATA | Special Advisor to the Cabinet |
| Yoshihiro MURAI | Governor of Miyagi Prefecture Member of the Reconstruction Design Council in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake |
| Tamio MORI | Japan Association of City Mayors |
| Seiki YAMAURA | International Director, Lions Club International |
| Takaaki YAMAZAKI | Former Chairman, Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly for Tokyo 2020 Bid Promotion Koto-ku Ward Headman |
| Keiji YAMADA | President, National Governors' Association |
| Norikazu YAMAMOTO | National Association of Chairpersons of Prefectural Assemblies |
| Supreme Advisor | |
| Shinzo ABE | Prime Minister of Japan |
| Bunmei IBUKI | Speaker of House of Representatives |
| Kenji HIRATA | President of House of Councilors |
| Special Advisor | |
| Taro ASO | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Finance Minister for Financial Services |
| Yoshitaka SHINDO | Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Minister of State for Decentralization Reform |
| Sadakazu TANIGAKI | Minister of Justice |
| Fumio KISHIDA | Fumio KISHIDA Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Hakubun SHIMOMURA | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| Norihisa TAMURA | Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare |
| Yoshimasa HAYASHI | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
| Toshimitsu MOTEGI | Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister of State for the Corporation in support of Compensation for Nuclear Damage |
| Akihiro OTA | Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| Nobuteru ISHIHARA | Minister of the Environment Minister of State for the Nuclear Emergency Preparedness |
| Itsunori ONODERA | Minister of Defense |
| Yoshihide SUGA | Chief Cabinet Secretary |
| Takumi NEMOTO | Minister for Reconstruction |
| Keiji FURUYA | Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission Minister of State for Disaster Management |
| Ichita YAMAMOTO | Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Minister of State for Space Policy |
| Masako MORI | Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Minister of State for Measures for Declining Birthrate Minister of State for Gender Equality |
| Akira AMARI | Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy |
| Tomomi INADA | Minister of State for Regulatory Reform |
| Taro ASO | Chairman of Parliamentary Caucus for Sport Former Prime Minister of Japan |
| Yukio HATOYAMA | Chairman of Parliamentary Caucus for Tokyo 2020 Bid Promotion Former Prime Minister of Japan |