Creative director Hiroshi Sasaki, who directed Japan's unique handover portion of the 2016 Olympics closing ceremony, will now be in charge of revising the plans for Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics opening and closing ceremonies, sources with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday.Nomura Mansai, a master of the traditional Japanese Kyogen comic theater, had been in charge of a seven-member planning team, but the operation will now be run by the 66-year-old Sasaki, who had been on the team in charge of the Paralympics ceremonies.The games organizing committee will suspend the team's operations,…READ FULL ARTICLE
