This June 9, 2002, aerial photo shows Miyagi Stadium during a World Cup soccer match between Mexico and Ecuador in Rifu town, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan. Rifu Mayor Yutaka Kumagai criticized the central government over its failure to use the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to help in the reconstruction of the region on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. "There is no help from the government, we don't have any budget from them, none," Kumagai made the comments during a media tour of Miyagi Stadium which will host men's and women's football at the 2020 Olympics. (Kyodo News via AP)
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