By ARATA NAMIMA/ Staff Writer
February 26, 2021 at 19:02 JST
Two decorated Olympians, Tadahiro Nomura, right, and Saori Yoshida hold an Olympic torch in Higashi-Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 20, 2020. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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