TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has agreed that his country would shoulder the cost of postponing the Olympics – estimated at around $3 billion – in line with the existing contract, Kyodo news agency said, citing the International Olympic Committee.
Kyodo said the IOC, headquartered in Switzerland, made the disclosure on Monday.
(Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; Editing by Chris Gallagher)