Tsunami-hit city hopes to be starting point for Olympic torch relay

Tamayo Marukawa (C), minister in charge of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, receives a written request in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2016, from Toru Asano (L), head of the Ishinomaki Chamber of Commerce & Industry, demanding the Olympic torch relay depart from the city, which has been recovering from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Ishinomaki Mayor Hiroshi Kameyama can be seen at right. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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