The games are scheduled to be held from 24 July to 9 August 2020 in Tokyo.
On December 20, the organizing committee for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympic announced a planning team for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2020 games in Tokyo.
Acclaimed Kyogen stage actor Mansai Nomura, who portrayed Godzilla through motion capture in the 2016 film Shin Godzilla, is also one of the members.