Rugby: RWC gives Japan a taste of Olympic transport nightmare

Japan's Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto said Tuesday transport problems that led to the delayed arrival of the Japan national team for the Rugby World Cup opener must be addressed immediately.The newly appointed minister in charge of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games was referring to Sept. 20, when the hosts arrived at Tokyo Stadium (Ajinomoto Stadium) 15 minutes later than scheduled because of heavy traffic on the highway."We have to provide an efficient transport system for athletes," Hashimoto said."I want the factors that contributed to the traffic delay to be identified and any i…READ FULL ARTICLE