THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 9, 2021 at 18:10 JST
From left, former professional tennis player Shuzo Matsuoka, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and former Paralympian shooter Aki Taguchi at the Olympic torch relay ceremony in Tokyo on July 9 (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
Amid cloudy skies and chants of anti-Games protesters, the Tokyo Olympic torch relay started its homestretch in Tokyo on July 9. [Read More]
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