Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (L), flanked by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, feeds a smartphone into a box collecting old mobile phones from Tokyo residents, which will be recycled into medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, during their meeting at Tokyo Metropolitan Government buildingin Tokyo, Japan July 21, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
TOKYO (Reuters) - Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, London mayor when the city hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics, advised Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike on Friday to shrug off criticism during the 2020 Games preparation period, saying everything will work out in the end.
Johnson, elected mayor in 2008, was eventually celebrated for his role in London's successful hosting of the 2012 games after weeks of negative headlines critical of planning mistakes and costs.
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