Nearly quarter of Tokyo households watched Paralympic opening ceremony

Nearly a quarter of households in Tokyo and surrounding areas watched the opening ceremony of the Paralympics on television, an audience ratings firm said Wednesday.Preliminary data by Video Research Ltd. showed that the average viewership in the Kanto region of the ceremony, aired live Tuesday partly on public broadcaster NHK's main channel, was 23.8 percent."That's really encouraging. So let's hope that we can keep that momentum going and get more people watching the sports," International Paralympic Committee spokesman Craig Spence said at a press briefing.The ratings peak in the region …READ FULL ARTICLE