No Spectators Likely At Olympic Torch Relay Start
Organizers of the Tokyo Olympic Games are planning to launch the torch relay without spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The torch relay is scheduled to kick off at the J-Village soccer training center in Fukushima Prefecture on March 25. It will take 121 days for the torch to travel across Japan's 47 prefectures.
Sources close to the organizers told NHK that they plan to keep the relay's departure event closed to the general public. They want to avoid creating crowds and instead host the relay in a safe manner, with antivirus measures fully in place.
The organizers are expected to announce the exact details of the event nearer the time, while closely monitoring the virus outbreak in Japan.