Olympics Torch Relay Kicks Off as Japan Presses Ahead With Games

Members of Nadeshiko Japan, women’s national soccer team, start the Olympic torch relay in Naraha, Fukushima, on March 25.Photographer: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool/AFP/Getty Images

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By Kana Nishizawa

March 25, 2021 at 1:55 AM UTC

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The Tokyo Olympic torch relay began Thursday in Fukushima, the ceremonial start to the delayed event and a signal of Japan’s determination to press ahead with the games amid the coronavirus pandemic.