The National Stadium, set to host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, has been successfully secured for 2021.
The Sunwolves may still have a future despite their withdrawal from next year's Super Rugby.
With the postponement, Olympics organisers must now replan the Games without running up huge additional costs.
Almost six months after Japan's RWC heroics, like the rest of world sport, has been brought to a standstill by Covid-19
With a postponement on the cards, Olympic Games ticket holders are worried about what this means for them
Tokyo 2020 organisers are acutely aware of the need to provide clear instructions in English in case of disasters
The simple ticket designs feature the pictograms of each individual event and come in one of four colours
Usain Bolt, the eight-time Olympic gold medallist, jogged around the track as part of a relay race in front of an audience of approximately 60,000 people.
The Olympic marathon will move to Sapporo to avoid the worst of Tokyo?s summer heat
RWC hosts Japan's success will serve as a blueprint for other tier two nations in the future
Following a tactical masterclass on Saturday, Eddie Jones is now on the brink of achieving it
Israel Dagg believes it is the fierce competition for places that continues to drive the side on
Until four years ago Japan had just a single World Cup victory under their belts - against Zimbabwe
Namibia coach Phil Davies believes that his side will improve if the get more game time against tier one teams
Once the match started v Uruguay it looked like many of his players were still on their break
Japan went through their paces during their captain's run at the Tokyo Stadium on Thursday
Bill Beaumont and Shigetaka Mori during an England XV tour of Japan in 1979
Kenki Fukuoka went down with a calf injury early in the warm-up game against South Africa
Despite winning the Grand Slam earlier this year, Wales come into RWC ranked fifth
Skipper Michael Leitch demanded that his players see themselves as potential tournament winners
At the 2015 World Cup, Japan caused one of the biggest upsets in tournament history when they beat the Springboks
Soaring temperatures have killed at least 57 people across Japan since late July
It was kind of a survival of nutrition out there, instead of how fast you can go, said second placed Hayden Wilde
British triathletes Jessica Learmonth and Georgia Taylor Brown held hands as they crossed the finish line
With all eyes on RWC, organisers are viewing Saturday's match as a key test of their preparations