Kitakyushu City announced that the economic effect of the Rugby World Cup 2019 exceeded ¥2.3 billion. The city hosted a training camp for the Welsh national team for six days in September. The economic benefit of media exposure is considered to be significant; ¥1.7 billion for television coverage (87 occasions), ¥579 million for web content (574 incidents) and more. Source: Nikkei 02/10/2020
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