THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 14, 2021 at 16:44 JST
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, second from left, poses for a photo with other officials after unveiling the statues of the Tokyo Olympics’ official mascots, Miraitowa and Someity, on April 14 at the metropolitan government’s office in the capital’s Shinjuku Ward. (Tatsuya Shimada)
Optimism ran high on a cloudy and gloomy day as an Olympic monument was installed on top of Mount Takao in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on April 14 to mark the 100-day countdown to the Tokyo Olympics. [Read More]
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