British Embassy in Tokyo starts Olympic countdown

British Embassy in Tokyo starts Olympic countdown

TOKYO, Japan - The British Embassy in Tokyo starts countdown to the opening ceremony of the London Olympics by illuminating the front wall of its main building with the Union Jack pattern and the time remaining, on the night of July 20, 2012. The countdown illumination will be in place every night until the opening ceremony on July 27.

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