On D-3, Tokyo 2020 organized the first of its press conferences in Buenos Aires today. Mr. Cho, Honorary President of Toyota, and Tsunekatzu Takeda, IOC member and President of the JOC and Tokyo 2020, appeared before the international media to demonstrate how Tokyo offers exciting prospects for the Olympic movement in terms of potential marketing.

Star of the morning, a little robot astronaut with speech named MIRATA. KIBO, its big brother, is currently in space on a scientific mission but should return in time for the 2020 Games. Ambassador of the candidacy, fencer Yuki Ota, joined the press briefing accompanied by MIRATA. On stage, both of them offered the media, under their spell, a session of stretching and fencing movements.

A strong demonstration of Japanese potential in terms of technological innovation. But in everyone's minds, this charming apparition could not be the central subject of this first speech. The Japanese government's procrastination on the Fukushima situation is currently making headlines around the world. The questions from the media present therefore focused almost exclusively on how the current revelations would have an impact on the Games in Tokyo.

“The city is healthy,” explained Takeda, “The radiation level is the same as in London, New York and Paris. The radiation level of water and food is not a problem. » Adding that Prime Minister Abe had reassured the IOC in a letter. Four times Takeda will give this same answer. But he will be more vague on one of the last questions, asked by Bloomberg, “Do IOC members ask you these same questions when they meet you? »