Tokyo torch relay rearrangd for safety reasons -NHK WORLD-JAPAN 10 hours ago
Official in Tokyo have decided to rearrange the Olympic torch relay so that the flame is not carried on public roads in the capital for at least the first eight days of the event. The relay will go ahead in Tokyo's island regions.
The relay was originally laid out so that it would pass through all of Tokyo's municipalities, including distant islands, between July 9 and July 23--the opening day of the Games.
Officials of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and local municipalities decided not to have the torch carried on public roads in Setagaya Ward and the entire Tama area. The relay was supposed to pass through these areas through July 16. They cited the spread of coronavirus infections in the capital as the reason for the decision.
