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FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2015, file photo, a skyscraper reflects in a pool of water in the site of Japan's National Stadium demolished for the renovation for the 2020 Olympic games as the compound is shown to the media for the first time after the completion of the demolition work in Tokyo. The price tag of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could exceed 3 trillion yen ($30 billion) unless drastic cost-cutting measures are taken and several key venues are relocated, an expert panel warned Thursday, Sept. 30, 2016, in the latest blow to Japanese organizers. "Naturally, anyone who hears these numbers is alarmed," panel leader Shinichi Ueyama said. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File) (AP)

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