Hokkaido pulls backing for Sapporo's bid to host Olympics | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

SAPPORO--The city of Sapporo’s hopes of hosting the Winter Olympics in 2038 were dashed after hugely popular Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki called on the municipal government to scrap the idea.

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