The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) has given the green light to Aichi Prefecture and its capital Nagoya as joint candidate hosts for the 2026 Asian Games. Representatives of Nagoya city and Aichi Prefecture visited the JOC office earlier this week, intending to resume talks regarding a joint bid. The prefecture is expected to pay two-thirds of the remainder and Nagoya the rest. Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics, last staged the Asian Games in Hiroshima in 1994. Indonesia's Jakarta and Palembang will host the next edition of the Asian Games in 2018.

Source: Thanhnien News September 14, 2016 07:07 UTC