Shintaro Ishihara

Tokyo's 2016 Olympics confidence; NKorea's rocket launch no threat

Tokyo's 2016 Olympics confidence; NKorea's rocket launch no threatTokyo - Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara on Wednesday expressed confidence in winning the bid to host the 2016 Olympics and said that North Korea's recent rocket launch was no security threat.

"I am confident in the race to host the Olympics," the controversial governor said at a press conference in Tokyo.

"Of the four candidate cities, Tokyo is the most appropriate place for it."