In an alternative universe, here's how Japan might have won the right to host the Olympic Games in 2016 with a glowing pitch to the International Olympics Committee (IOC) in Copenhagen.
Japan's presentation for its Olympic bid began with a refugee girl tearfully thanking the Japanese government for allowing her family to settle in Japan, and for the scholarship that allowed her to enroll in medical school so that she could become a doctor for refugee children.
In Japanese, the girl urged the world to visit Japan to experience a "caring society with an objective to reach out and support humanity all over the world." (The gathered journalists applauded heartily.)
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