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The celebration cauldron is lit on the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay in Naraha, Fukushima prefecture, Japan March 25, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay began its 121-day journey at Japan's National Training Center J-Village in Fukushima on Thursday. But no spectators are allowed at the site due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto applauds next to the celebration cauldron on the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay in Naraha, Fukushima prefecture, Japan March 25, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Grand Start torchbearer Nadeshiko Japan, Japan's women's national soccer team, leads the torch relay in Naraha, Fukushima prefecture, Japan March 25, 2021.(Photo/Agencies)
Comedian Mikio Date, one-half of Japanese comedy duo Sandwich Man, holds the Olympic flame on the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay in Naraha, Fukushima prefecture, Japan March 25, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)
Children wearing face masks hold fans as they wait along the route of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Naraha, Fukushima prefecture, Japan March 25, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)
A staff member displays a sign with advisories on measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), before the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay in Naraha, Fukushima prefecture, Japan March 25, 2021. (Photo/Agencies)
