TOKYO -- Some of the capital's most iconic hotels have already stopped taking room reservations during next summer's Olympic Games as the city stares down a 14,000-room shortfall for an expected 10 million visitors when the festivities get underway.
Capital and nearby cities scramble to host 10 million visitors amid 14,000-room shortfall

Renovations at Hotel Okura Tokyo will be completed before the Olympics, but rooms there will not be offered to the general public. (Photo by Arisa Moriyama)
TOKYO -- Some of the capital's most iconic hotels have already stopped taking room reservations during next summer's Olympic Games as the city stares down a 14,000-room shortfall for an expected 10 million visitors when the festivities get underway.