{"id":154,"date":"2006-08-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2006-08-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-08-30T00:00:00","slug":"fukuoka-fails-to-win-olympic-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/fukuoka-fails-to-win-olympic-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Fukuoka Fails to Win Olympic Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"post\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<\/div>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/20060830-JOC-logo.gif\" width=\"295\" height=\"85\" alt=\"Japanese Olympic Committee Logo\" title=\"Japanese Olympic Committee Logo\"><br \/> The <a href=\"{http:\/\/www.joc.or.jp\/{\">Japanese Olympic Committee<\/a> finally <a href=\"{http:\/\/search.japantimes.co.jp\/cgi-bin\/nn20060831a1.html{\">made up their collective mind yesterday<\/a> to put Tokyo, not Fukuoka, forward as Japan&#8217;s contestant for the coveted 2016 Olympics. A sad day for many Fukuokans, no doubt, but also seen as a victory for the not-insignificant number of people who were opposed to hosting the Olympics in Fukuoka, for logistical and monetary reasons.<br \/> Now, of course, someone has to get out there and take down <a href=\"{https:\/\/www.genkijacs.com\/blog\/index.php?itemid=42{\">that magnificent banner<\/a> they put up&#8230;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>| The Japanese Olympic Committee finally made up their collective mind yesterday to put Tokyo, not Fukuoka, forward as Japan&#8217;s contestant for the coveted 2016 Olympics. 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