Athletes at the Asian Games in Japan will have ¡°a unique experience¡± staying on a cruise ship and in wooden containers, an organizing official said?six months out from the event, but acknowledged there were concerns about the plan.
About half of the expected 15,000 athletes and officials will live in the eye-catching temporary accommodation during the Games, which will be held in Nagoya and the wider Aichi Prefecture from Sept.?19 to Oct. 4 ¡ª?coinciding with typhoon season in Japan.
The rest will stay in hotels, including in Tokyo, where swimming, diving and equestrian events are taking place.
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