Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smiles as he reports to his cabinet members Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics at the IOC meeting after returning from Buenos Aires, Argentina, during a cabinet meeting at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo in this September 10, 2013 file photo. REUTERS/Itsuo Inouye/Pool/Files
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo's 2020 Summer Olympics were meant to be different: compact, on budget and on time.
But now, as the Japanese capital moves to leap from bid to building a year after winning the games, the optimism is ebbing.
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