Kim Yu Na played a huge role in securing the 2018 Winter Olympics for Pyeongchang, South Korea, last year. Prior to that, David Beckham helped do the same for London, which will host this year's Summer Games.
Ichiro Suzuki, however, may not be following in their footsteps.
Ichiro is undoubtedly one of Japan's most famous — if not the most famous — athletic stars, and it seems natural the bid committee working to bring the 2020 Games to Tokyo would use his star power to further its efforts.