The start of the Olympic torch relay in Naraha, Japan, on 25 March REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
DESPITE a surge in covid-19 cases, Japan is doggedly pushing ahead with its preparations for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games. In January, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga . But there is another reason too: Japan wants to use the events to showcase its efforts to become a “hydrogen society” and to inspire other countries to join it.
To do so, Japan is making heavy use of Olympic symbols. The Olympic torch is being…
