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Torch relay on traditional men-only boat in central Japan sets sail with women aboard April 6, 2021 (Mainichi Japan) The Tokyo Olympic torch is seen being carried on a boat normally used in a traditional festival that excludes women from riding, in the city of Handa, Aichi Prefecture, on April 6, 2021. (Mainichi/Koji Hyodo) HANDA, Aichi A controversial section of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay taking place on a traditional boat that women are excluded from boarding went ahead in this central Japan city without gender restrictions on April 6, after organizers changed plans to keep it men-only amid backlash over its inconsistency with the Olympic Charter. ....
Saturday, 3 April 2021 Tokyo 2020 organisers have agreed to allow women to participate in an upcoming leg of the Olympic Torch Relay after facing criticism over permitting only men to board a traditional boat as part of the celebrations in Handa. The Olympic Flame is scheduled to arrive in Japanese prefecture Aichi on Tuesday (April 6) where it had originally been decided that only men would be allowed to ride the decorated boat after organisers accepted a request from the Handa Municipal Government. Women are traditionally forbidden from riding the Chintoro boat, which forms part of a local festival dating back to the Edo Era that ran from 1603 to 1868 and is set to be used to carry Olympic Torchbearers. ....