The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee's panel of experts to help produce the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2020 Games met for the first time Wednesday, with an eye to draw up the basic concept by year's end.The 12-member panel, chaired by Canon Inc. Chairman and CEO Fujio Mitarai, discussed the historical and social significance of what will be Tokyo's second Olympics.Noted political scientist Takashi Mikuriya suggested that if Emperor Akihito abdicates his throne prior to the 2020 Games and becomes the former emperor, his presence and that of the next heir to the imperial throne …READ FULL ARTICLE