Nakamori, like the other two  appointments, comes from the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC). 

Yasuhiro Nakamori is currently the international relations director of the JOC and a member of the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board. 

He is also a member of the Council of the Olympic Council of Asia and has been the main spokesman so far in the early stages of Tokyo's bid, which is up against rivals Baku, Doha, Istanbul, Madrid and Rome.

Nakamori was also heavily involved in Tokyo's last unsuccessful bid for 2016 when he served as the deputy director general. 

The other appointments are that the JOC President's office chief manager Toru Watanabe, who will serve as the senior director for the Tokyo 2020 marketiing and promotion department, while JOC communications manager and former International Triathlon Union media manager Masa Takaya (pictured) is the third staff member from Japan's Olympic body appointed to Tokyo's bid team serving as acting communictions director.

Takaya had also overseen Tokyo's communications during their 2016 bid. 

"After studying the key factors in several previous successful bids, we have noted the importance of the involvement of NOCs (National Olympic Committees) in realising a truly integrated bid team," said Masato Mizuno, the Tokyo 2020 chief executive and JOC vice-president.

"NOC staff have a wealth of experience in dealing with the International Olympic Committee and various other international sporting bodies, and are able to make a valuable contribution to the overall bid.

"I am certainly glad that Tokyo 2020 is now able to draw on the expertise and experience of senior JOC members and position these at the heart of our bid.

"The JOC, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the national Government and the Japanese sporting and business communities are fully supportive of our bid, and we are united as a single collective body determined to achieve our dream of bringing the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games to Tokyo."

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