{"id":23389,"date":"2019-05-09T16:16:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T22:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/olympic-ticket-lottery-opens-in-japan-foreign-sales-june-15\/"},"modified":"2019-05-09T16:16:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T22:16:00","slug":"olympic-ticket-lottery-opens-in-japan-foreign-sales-june-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/local-news\/olympic-ticket-lottery-opens-in-japan-foreign-sales-june-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic ticket lottery opens in Japan; foreign sales June 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.7450980392157\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-365687-34\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Japan_Tokyo_2020_Olympics_Tickets_00871-cee4d-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Japan_Tokyo_2020_Olympics_Tickets_00871-cee4d.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Yu Nakajima \/ AP | Kyodo News | Japanese comedian Naomi Watanabe, left, and BMX rider Rimu Nakamura attend an event to mark the start of application to buy tickets for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, in Tokyo on Thursday, May 8. Japan residents began Thursday entering a lottery system, hoping to land tickets for next year\u2019s Tokyo Olympics. The sign reads\" tickets the tokyo olympic games. open for entering a lottery class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"10\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Japan_Tokyo_2020_Olympics_Tickets_00871-cee4d.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese comedian Naomi Watanabe, left, and BMX rider Rimu Nakamura attend an event to mark the start of application to buy tickets for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, in Tokyo on Thursday, May 8. Japan residents began Thursday entering a lottery system, hoping to land tickets for next year\u2019s Tokyo Olympics. The sign reads \" tickets the tokyo olympic games. open for entering a lottery><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"15\">\n<p><strong>Japanese comedian Naomi Watanabe, left, and BMX rider Rimu Nakamura attend an event to mark the start of application to buy tickets for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, in Tokyo on Thursday, May 8. Japan residents began Thursday entering a lottery system, hoping to land tickets for next year\u2019s Tokyo Olympics. The sign reads &#8221; Tickets for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Open for entering a lottery system.&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Yu Nakajima \/ AP | Kyodo News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Japan_Tokyo_2020_Olympics_Tickets_00871-cee4d-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Japan_Tokyo_2020_Olympics_Tickets_00871-cee4d-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Yuta Omori \/ AP | Kyodo News | Kosuke Kitajima, a four-time Olympic swimming gold medalist attends a press conference in Tokyo last month. Japan residents began Thursday entering a lottery system, hoping to land tickets for next year\u2019s Tokyo Olympics.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Japan_Tokyo_2020_Olympics_Tickets_00871-cee4d-1.jpg\" alt=\"Kosuke Kitajima, a four-time Olympic swimming gold medalist attends a press conference in Tokyo last month. Japan residents began Thursday entering a lottery system, hoping to land tickets for next year\u2019s Tokyo Olympics.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Kosuke Kitajima, a four-time Olympic swimming gold medalist attends a press conference in Tokyo last month. Japan residents began Thursday entering a lottery system, hoping to land tickets for next year\u2019s Tokyo Olympics.<\/strong><br \/>Yuta Omori \/ AP | Kyodo News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/olympic-ticket-lottery-opens-in-japan-foreign-sales-june-15\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/olympic-ticket-lottery-opens-in-japan-foreign-sales-june-15\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">TOKYO \u2014 Residents of Japan began entering a ticket lottery on Thursday, hoping to land seats for next year\u2019s Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">People overseas will have to wait until June 15 when tickets are put on sale by special distributors in each country \u2014 known as Authorized Ticket Resellers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Buying for Japan residents is straightforward. Applications are accepted at the organizing committee\u2019s website through May 28, with results announced on June 20. Anyone inside Japan \u2014 or outside Japan \u2014 can access the website. Although non-Japan residents cannot buy there, it offers event schedules, ticket prices in Japan, and venues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Organizers estimate 7.8 million tickets will be available, with 20-30 percent dedicated to sales outside Japan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">This is the first phase of sales in Japan, with other chances available as the games get closer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Buyers overseas will pay more because resellers \u2014 appointed by national Olympic committees \u2014 can tack on a 20% handling charge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">In addition, many popular tickets are packaged by resellers with top hotels and other perks, and the markups can be much more than 20%. Many of these packages are aimed at corporate buyers, for whom price is not always a concern. The resellers also run the risk of getting stuck with tickets they can\u2019t sell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Hidenori Suzuki, the senior director of tickets for the Tokyo Olympics, has said resellers could have their licenses revoked if they set \u201cinappropriate ticket prices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The reseller for the United States is CoSport, which also handles sales in Australia, Jordan and several European countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Japan recently passed a law that bans selling tickets at above the original prices. Violators face fines of up to $9,100, or a one-year jail term \u2014 or both.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Buyers outside Japan might get some deals if they are patient. It happened in Brazil. And it happened at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics a year ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Tokyo organizers will open sales globally in the spring of 2020, meaning any remaining, unsold tickets can be purchased at the prices offered in Japan. In Rio de Janeiro, many tickets were unsold as the games neared, and some desirable tickets were put back into the pool after they were sold but never paid for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Ticket prices in Japan vary greatly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The opening ceremony on July 24 features the most expensive ticket \u2014 $2,680. The most expensive ticket for the closing ceremony is $1,965.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The most expensive ticket for the men\u2019s 100-meter final is $1,160, while the men\u2019s basketball final goes for $970.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Tokyo organizers say 50 percent of the tickets will sell for $70 or less, with the cheapest ticket costing $22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Organizers hope to generate about $800 million from ticket sales, a large source of revenue for the $5.6 billion privately funded operating budget. Overall, Japan will spend about $20 billion to prepare for the games, and about 70% is public money.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/olympic-ticket-lottery-opens-in-japan-foreign-sales-june-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese comedian Naomi Watanabe, left, and BMX rider Rimu Nakamura attend an event to mark the start of application to buy tickets for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, in Tokyo on Thursday, May 8. Japan residents began Thursday entering a lottery system, hoping to land tickets for next year\u2019s Tokyo Olympics. 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