TOKYO: Beleaguered Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizers will be hoping for some warm words of comfort from the International Olympic Committee when senior officials arrive for talks on Wednesday.

Controversy has once again cast a shadow over Japan’s preparations for the 2020 Games after French prosecutors launched an investigation into $2 million in payments allegedly paid to help Tokyo secure the Olympics.

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