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An earthquake at the Olympic torch relay start point is just the latest crisis for Tokyo games Share Updated: 12:01 PM CST Feb 14, 2021 By Blake Essig and Junko Ogura, CNN
An earthquake at the Olympic torch relay start point is just the latest crisis for Tokyo games Share Updated: 12:01 PM CST Feb 14, 2021
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An earthquake at the Olympic torch relay start point is just the latest crisis for Tokyo games Share Updated: 12:01 PM CST Feb 14, 2021 By Blake Essig and Junko Ogura, CNN Less than six weeks before the Olympic torch relay was due to begin in Fukushima, showcasing the region s recovery from a catastrophic nuclear disaster a decade ago, the Japanese prefecture has once again been rocked by a powerful earthquake.The 7.1 magnitude quake which hit the region on Saturday was, for many, a painful reminder of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck the same area a
Less than six weeks before the Olympic torch relay was due to begin in Fukushima, showcasing the region's recovery from a catastrophic nuclear disaster a decade ago, the Japanese prefecture has once again been rocked by a powerful earthquake.
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TOKYO - When Japan s incoming prime minister was looking for an image makeover, he probably figured you couldn t go wrong with pancakes.
So out went the grim-faced bureaucrat with a reputation as a ruthless behind-the-scenes fixer. In came the humble son of a strawberry farmer, an avuncular man who was disciplined about his sit-ups routine and devoted to his wife s homemade curry soup, but had one special weakness - his love of pancakes.