NAGOYA, Apr 24 (News On Japan) - Temporary container housing being developed at Nagoya Port’s Garden Pier as an accommodation base for athletes competing in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, which open in September, was unveiled to the media on April 23.
Ayumi Tanimoto, chair of the organizing committee’s athletes commission, and other officials toured the site to inspect progress on the facilities.
Source: Kyodo
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