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Hiroshima and Nagasaki considering joint bid to host 2020 Olympic Games

Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue

The cities, victims of the atomic bombings during World War II, look set to join forces with the two mayors revealing they will set up a joint committee to assess the possibility of teaming up for a bid for which the emphasis would be on world... Full Article at Daily Mail - UK

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  1. TOKYO: Japan’s Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only cities to suffer nuclear attacks, are considering a joint bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games. Full Article at Times of India

  2. TOKYO (AP) -- Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- site of atomic bombings in World War II -- are teaming up to make a bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics that will emphasize world peace. Full Article at Sports Illustrated

  3. TOKYO: The Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki said on Sunday that they were considering bidding for the 2020 Summer Olympics in tandem with a campaign to promote a nuclear-free world. Full Article at Channel News Asia

  4. TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese city of Hiroshima said it and Nagasaki, the only cities that suffered nuclear attacks, are considering a joint bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games, to give momentum to moves to abolish nuclear weapons. Full Article at The Washington Post

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