Tokyo hopes a bid for the 2020 Olympics

Tokyo hopes that a bid for 2020 Olympics March 11 earthquake and tsunami recovery in Japan will serve as a signal.

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Japanese Olympic officials on Saturday, the Tokyo 2020 bid will be officially revealed at a press conference is scheduled.

Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda Kyodo news agency said, "we believe the Olympics will aid in the recovery and reconstruction of this country, and we want to help create a new Japan for the future, for our children."

Tokyo, which hosted the 1964 Olympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro hosted the race to lose.

March 11 earthquake and tsunami killed about 23,000 or left missing in northeastern Japan.