TOKYO -- Stepping in as chief organizer of the Tokyo Olympics with less than six months to go, Saburo Kawabuchi faces mounting problems as he works to make the games a success amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Mori's successor faces mounting problems as Tokyo Olympics chief
Sexism row and coronavirus loom heavy as ex-soccer player Kawabuchi takes charge
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Saburo Kawabuchi, right, a former Japan Football Association president, has been tapped to replace Yoshiro Mori as head of the Tokyo organizing committee. © Kyodo
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