Olympics: Tokyo 2020 main stadium 40% complete

With almost two years to go until the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the Japan Sport Council opened up the construction site of the main stadium to the press on Wednesday and revealed a nearly-half completed structure.The stadium, located in Tokyo's central Shinjuku Ward, is about 40 percent complete with construction "going smoothly" according to the JSC. Construction of the stadium began in December 2016 and is now entering the second half of its planned 36-month term.Costs are expected to reach nearly 150 billion yen (about $1.3 billion) to build the 68,000-seat venue, which will be able to hold a…READ FULL ARTICLE