Tokyo’s Olympic win a sign of the times

The decision to award the 2020 Summer Games to Tokyo reflects a new zeitgeist about emerging markets.

Upcoming events in emerging markets are making people nervous, as exemplified by the unexpected protests in Brazil this year.

Jame DiBiasio

September 09, 2013

This weekend, the International Olympic Committee handed Tokyo the 2020 summer games. Despite qualms over the mishandling of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Japan was seen as a safe and reliable choice. It has a track record, with two winter Olympics and co-organisation of a FIFA World Cup under its belt.

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