No doubt there'll be robots and self-driving cars but what else can you expect from the 2020 Summer Games in the Japanese city. The countdown to the 2020 Olympics began Wednesday with the arrival of the Olympic flag in Tokyo from Rio de Janeiro. Five things to know about the next Summer GamesWhen Tokyo first hosted the Olympics in 1964, the games symbolised Japan’s recovery from the devastation of World War II and return to the international community. GETTING AROUNDThe Tokyo Games won’t be as compact as promised. SCANDALSEvery Olympics seems to have its scandals, and Tokyo is no exception.

Source: The Hindu August 24, 2016 08:26 UTC