Japan PM Suga says will work closely with IOC to host Tokyo Olympics

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (R) greets International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach during their meeting in Tokyo on November 16, 2020. Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool via REUTERS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he looked forward to working closely with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the Tokyo Olympics next year, following a meeting with Thomas Bach, the president of the IOC.

Bach is in Japan on a two-day visit to meet with Game organisers and discuss a variety of issues facing the event, which was postponed to next year due to the global pandemic.

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks to the media after his meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach (not in picture) in Tokyo on November 16, 2020. Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool via REUTERS

(Reporting by Mari Saito; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga gives his first policy speech in parliament as an extraordinary session opens in Tokyo, Japan October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach (R) walks past Tokyo 2020 Games' mascots as he arrives to meet with Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo on November 16, 2020. Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool via REUTERS

FILE PHOTO: Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (R) greets International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach during their meeting in Tokyo on November 16, 2020. Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool via REUTERS