Here we go again.
Just when you thought it could not get any worse, it has.
Friday's announcement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the original plans for Tokyo's new Olympic Stadium would be scrapped over the rising price tag was another new low for Japan with the international sporting community.
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