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Tokyo, JAPAN: (FILES) Photo taken 10 October 1964 shows the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympic Games at Tokyo's national stadium. Tokyo is making a head start bidding for the 2016 Summer Olympics, with its nationalist leader hoping to restore some of the glory of Japan's first Games after Beijing showcases China's rise in 2008. Japan, which is emerging from a decade-long economic slump, has become the first nation to formally inform the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of its candidacy for the 2016 Games which won't be decided until mid-2009. AFP PHOTO/JIJI PRESS (Photo credit should read STR/AFP via Getty Images)

Tokyo, JAPAN: (FILES) Photo taken 10 October 1964 shows the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympic Games at Tokyo's national stadium. Tokyo is making a head start bidding for the 2016 Summer Olympics, with its nationalist leader hoping to restore some of the glory of Japan's first Games after Beijing showcases China's rise in 2008. Japan, which is emerging from a decade-long economic slump, has become the first nation to formally inform the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of its candidacy for the 2016 Games which won't be decided until mid-2009. AFP PHOTO/JIJI PRESS (Photo credit should read STR/AFP via Getty Images)
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