The announcement was met with jubilation from the Tokyo delegation and across Japan . Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe , who had given a personal address during the presentation stage , said " I would like to thank everyone in the Olympic movement and we will host a wonderful Olympic Games . " Japanese fencer Yuki Ota alluded to the 2011 earthquake in a statement to reporters , " After the earthquake everyone in Japan was depressed but now we have to make a dream come true . " Abe 's role in the final stages of the bid , including his reassurances to the IOC that Fukushima radiation would not affect Tokyo , was considered to be a major asset . Tokyo 's bid had also received support from Princess Hisako and Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah . Madrid 's bid was considered to have been hampered by Spain 's weak economy and Istanbul 's was considered to have been damaged by recent internal political instability and doping scandals as well as match fixing in 2011 ( 2011 Turkish football corruption scandal ) . On 10 September 2013 , Thomas Bach of Germany was elected to succeed Jacques Rogge as IOC President , winning in two rounds of voting , over five other candidates . The results of the vote were as follows : Nine individuals were elected IOC members at the 125th IOC Session on 10 September : King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands was awarded this highest IOC honor on Sunday 8 September after he relinquished his membership to focus on matters at home
2011 earthquake
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
125th IOC Session