THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 17, 2021 at 19:05 JST
The street near the National Stadium in Tokyo is bustling with people at 9:55 p.m. on July 23, when the Summer Games’ Opening Ceremony was under way at the venue. (Yuko Kawasaki)
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