Demolition was completed in May 2015, and the site was redeveloped with a new larger-capacity Olympic Stadium.

The original plans for the new stadium were scrapped in July 2015 by Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who announced a rebid after a public outcry because of increased building costs.

As a result, the new design was not ready for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, as originally intended.

Yasuhiro Nakamori, international relations director for the Japanese Olympic Committee, told Around the Rings he attributed the lack of damage to Japan's stringent building codes.

[5] The National Stadium has also held a number of music concerts in the past: The Three Tenors (Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, and Jose Carreras) in 1996, SMAP in 2005, Dreams Come True in 2007, Arashi (15 concerts between 2008 and 2013),[6] L'Arc-en-Ciel in 2012,[7] Momoiro Clover Z in 2014,[8] AKB48 in 2014,[9] and finally, the Joint concert "Sayonara National Stadium Final Week Japan Night" on 28 & 29 May 2014,[10][11] which served as final goodbye to the stadium before being demolished, with artists such as Ikimono-gakari, Gospellers, Sukima Switch, Naoto Inti Raymi, Funky Kato, Sekai no Owari, Perfume, Man with a Mission, L'Arc-en-Ciel, among others.