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Olympic flame arrives in Japan followed by doubts about future of 2020 Games

By Haruka Nuga and Koji Ueda Associated Press
March 20, 2020
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Three-time Olympic gold medalists Tadahiro Nomura, right, and Saori Yoshida light the torch during Olympic Flame Arrival Ceremony at Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Base in Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, north of Tokyo on Friday. The Olympic flame from Greece arrived in Japan even as the opening of the the Tokyo Games in four months is in doubt with more voices suggesting the games should to be postponed or canceled because of the worldwide virus pandemic.

Eugene Hoshiko | AP photo

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