THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
December 22, 2019 at 17:45 JST
Participants of the Tohoku Kizuna Festival, six major festivals of the Tohoku region rolled into one, perform in an event to mark the completion of the new National Stadium on Dec. 21. (Takuya Isayama)
The new National Stadium got a thumbs-up from eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt on Dec. 21 after gala events to celebrate its completion that included Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu getting his first feel for the track. [Read More]
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