OSAKA -- Members of the International Olympic Committee's bid-city evaluation committee arrived in Osaka on Sunday evening to begin a four-day inspection tour of sports and other facilities.
The committee arrived at Kansai International Airport in the late afternoon and was greeted by Foreign Minister Yohei Kono, who stopped there on his way back from Okinawa.
From there, they were taken to a hotel in central Osaka for welcoming reception.
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