FUKUSHIMA, Japan -- The torch relay for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo began on Thursday, a year and a day after it was originally scheduled, officially starting the clock on Japan's ill-fated summer games.
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The Olympic torch will travel through 859 cities and towns across Japan in 121 days starting Thursday, marking the point of no return for the troubled summer games. (Pool photo)