THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
June 17, 2021 at 15:44 JST
A torchbearer transfers the Olympic flame to the next relay section via a Sanriku Railway Co. train. The photo was taken in Fudai, Iwate Prefecture, on June 16. (Shigetaka Kodama)
MORIOKA--Ten years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, Iwate Prefecture residents used the Olympic torch relay to send a message of thanks to the world for their assistance. [Read More]
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