Tokyo well positioned one year out from Olympic Games after early troubles

Tokyo on Wednesday entered the final leg of its marathon Olympic preparations, marking a year until the 2020 Games open with officials promising a high-tech but eco-friendly event.

Organisers have battled everything from fears over deadly heat to persistent questions about the cost of the Games and how Tokyo won its bid.

But as the final countdown began, they were touting speedy progress on venue construction and pledging a Games that will be “a springboard for the creation of a new Tokyo.”