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TOKYO Kaufen Damen Puma Suede Heart Satin Schwarz , June 25 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe named veteran Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Toshiaki Endo as minister in charge of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, with his induction into Abe's Cabinet to be formally conducted later Thursday at the Imperial Palace.


Endo, 65, a lawmaker of 22 years experience, is a former senior vice minister for education, culture, sports, science and technology, and will take over the role of Olympic minister from Hakubun Shimomura Damen Puma Suede Heart Satin Ultra Magenta Schweiz , minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology.


The soon-to-be new minister will be charged with setting policies for the Games, overseeing security, including counterterrorism initiatives, management of sports and media- related facilities, as well as transportation infrastructure.


Endo however, will also have to deal with the Games' skyrocketing construction costs Damen Puma Suede Heart Satin Grau Schweiz , delays to construction and dissent from the local community, which has voiced its collective concerns about designs for some of the facilities, like the new National Stadium, not being sustainable, ecological, or blending in with the city's landscape. Local citizens are also concerned that the cost of the Games will lead to increased taxes or the debt being passed on to younger generations.


Following a meeting with Abe earlier in the day, Endo was upbeat about his new role, however, vowing to uphold Japan's prestige as required by the prime minister Billig Damen Puma Basket Suede Heart Reset ARUBA Blau , and ensuring the Games ' overall safety.


"I would like to do my best to ensure security and management of facilities," Endo told a news conference.


"Above all, people in the country will not be happy unless Japan wins a lot of medals," Endo, a rugby enthusiast and player, told the press, adding that he would keep in close contact with all the appropriate cabinet ministers, as well as the Tokyo government, and work hard.


One of his first calls of duty will be to settle on the new National Stadium's final design Damen Puma Basket Heart Patent Weiß Billig , which has, up until now, been a major point of contention between the metropolitan and central government, as well as sourcing enough funding for its construction.


The original projected cost of the stadium to be built based on a design by Zaha Hadid, a renown Iraqi-British architect, who also designed the aquatics center for the 2012 London Olympics, was around 130 billion yen (1.1 billion U.S. dollars) for an 80,000 seater stadium that some believe looks like a spaceship and others a futuristic bicycle helmet.


But following Tokyo successfully winning the Olympic bid, the construction costs ballooned to more than 300 billion yen Damen Puma Basket Heart Patent Schwarz Kaufen , causing International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach to call for the costs to be reined in.


A scaled-down version of the design was pitched to be smaller and more cost-effective and was priced at 250 billion yen, but those contracted to build the stadium have said that the actual cost will be significantly more as the cost of materials has risen and will continue to do so as long as the yen is comparatively weak.


Architects and builders have both stated that to complete the construction within budget, the stadium's iconic arches may have to be cut as well as its retractable roof. Some of the seats may also have to be temporary, authorities close to the matter have also said.


They have also floated the idea of dropping Hadid's iconic design altogether, in favor of using cheaper, local designs, but officials have raised concerns that such a plan could ruin Japan's reputation and lead to a number of lawsuits, further tainting the Games before it has even started.


Previously, Shimomura had called on the Tokyo Metropolitan government to pay around 50 billion yen of the stadium's construction costs Damen Puma Basket Heart Denim Blau Kaufen , which has sparked fury from local city officials, including Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe, who recently slammed the central government's dictatorial demands and likened their behavior to the roguish Imperial Army of yesteryear