Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike attends a countdown event to mark two years until the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics at the Tokyo Skytree Town in Tokyo, Japan July 24, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
TOKYO (Reuters) - The 2020 Olympics can "usher in a new Tokyo" and, along with this year's Rugby World Cup, leave behind a legacy similar to that of the 1964 Summer Games, the city's Governor Yuriko Koike said on Monday.
"These two major events will serve as a springboard to transform our city," said Koike.
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