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Japanese industry cautiously optimistic about rescheduled Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo's Odaiba Marine Park is lit up by the Olympic rings. (Photo by Kyodo News via Getty Images).

Against a background of renewed optimism that the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympics will go ahead, Asian sports industry experts share their hopes that the event can bring a new maturity to the Japanese sports sector. Kevin McCullagh and Tom King report.

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