Gov't says Tokyo 2020 Olympics spending smaller than auditor claims

The government said Tuesday its spending to prepare for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games has only been a fraction of the 801.1 billion yen ($7.1 billion) figure presented by the Board of Audit of Japan.About 172.5 billion yen was spent over the past five years on 53 projects directly linked to the games, including construction of a new national stadium and cybersecurity drills involving organizers, while the rest of the money in the auditor's figure was spent on projects with less direct relevance to the events, according to the government."We will continue to make efforts to car…READ FULL ARTICLE