so the japan sport council, or jsc, began inviting fresh proposals in september. these proposals will be graded on several levels, taking into account the stadium's overall cost, including design and construction. total costs have been capped at $1.3 billion. >> translator: we'll make the procs as transparent as possible, and make public as much information as we can. >> reporter: the bidders say that costs for both stadium plans have come in below the budget cap. backers of both plans say they will be able to complete the project by the end of november 2019, in plenty of time for the games. plan a uses a simple structure with three layers of stands to reduce costs and time for construction. plan b, aims to reduce the amount of soil that will have to be excavated. the jsc's screening committee will determine which proposals scores higher in terms of cost and overall feasibility planning. the winning stadium design will be selected before the end of the year. nhk world, tokyo. >>> the national front france's far right political party may have failed to win a region