Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Kwamitin wasannin Olympic na Japan ya zaɓi Tokyo a ranar 16 ga Yuli, 2011 a matsayin birni mai neman izinin Japan don wasannin na 2020. Birnin ya ci gaba da tayin sa biyo bayan
March 2011 girgizar kasa da tsunami wanda ya shafi yawancin gabashin Japan. Kafin zaɓen Tokyo ta Kwamitin Wasannin Olympics na Japan, Hiroshima ya nuna sha'awar karɓar bakuncin amma ya janye shirye-shiryensa na yin tayin.