Tokyo Olympic torch relay begins in tsunami-hit city of Fukushima after year-long coronavirus delay

The Olympic torch relay began in the tsunami-hit city of Fukushima today, kicking off a four-month countdown until the delayed summer Games in Tokyo.  Tokyo’s Olympic games, delayed from 2020 due to Covid-19, are the first ever organised during a global pandemic. About 10,000 runners will carry the torch across Japan‘s 47 prefectures, including far-flung islands, … Read more