Italian motorcyclists begin journey to Hiroshima via Belarus

Italian motorcyclists begin journey to Hiroshima via Belarus

VENICE, Italy - The Marco Polo Team of three Italian motorcyclists, led by lawyer Michele Orlando (R), shows paper cranes made by Italian children at Plaza San Marco in Venice on Aug. 3 before leaving the city on a 20,000-kilometer trans-Eurasian journey to Hiroshima via Belarus to campaign against radiation tragedies. The motorbikers will deliver paper cranes to a monument dedicated to a Japanese girl who died at age 12 as a result of the wartime atomic bombing of the city on Aug. 6, 1945.

Italian motorcyclists begin journey to Hiroshima via Belarus

Italian motorcyclists begin journey to Hiroshima via Belarus

VENICE, Italy - The Marco Polo Team of three Italian motorcyclists, led by lawyer Michele Orlando (R), shows paper cranes made by Italian children at Plaza San Marco in Venice on Aug. 3 before leaving the city on a 20,000-kilometer trans-Eurasian journey to Hiroshima via Belarus to campaign against radiation tragedies. The motorbikers will deliver paper cranes to a monument dedicated to a Japanese girl who died at age 12 as a result of the wartime atomic bombing of the city on Aug. 6, 1945. (Kyodo)

Whistle for Rugby World Cup opener

Whistle for Rugby World Cup opener

Referee Nigel Owens blows the whistle to be used for the Rugby World Cup opener between Japan and Russia at its venue Tokyo Stadium (Ajinomoto Stadium) on Sept. 19, 2019, a day before the match. Ron Rutland of South Africa and James Owens of Hong Kong made an over 20,000-kilometer journey via bicycle across the Eurasian continent from London to deliver the whistle to Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Whistle for Rugby World Cup opener

Whistle for Rugby World Cup opener

Referee Nigel Owens (C) holds the whistle to be used for the Rugby World Cup opener between Japan and Russia at its venue Tokyo Stadium (Ajinomoto Stadium) on Sept. 19, 2019, a day before the match. Ron Rutland (R) of South Africa and James Owens (L) of Hong Kong made an over 20,000-kilometer journey via bicycle across the Eurasian continent from London to deliver the whistle to Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Whistle for Rugby World Cup opener

Whistle for Rugby World Cup opener

Referee Nigel Owens (C) holds the whistle to be used for the Rugby World Cup opener between Japan and Russia at its venue Tokyo Stadium (Ajinomoto Stadium) on Sept. 19, 2019, a day before the match. Ron Rutland (R) of South Africa and James Owens (L) of Hong Kong made an over 20,000-kilometer journey via bicycle across the Eurasian continent from London to deliver the whistle to Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Whistle for Rugby World Cup opener

Whistle for Rugby World Cup opener

James Owens (L) of Hong Kong hands the whistle to be used for the Rugby World Cup opener between Japan and Russia to referee Nigel Owens at its venue Tokyo Stadium (Ajinomoto Stadium) in Chofu, western Tokyo, on Sept. 19, 2019, a day before the match. James Owens and Ron Rutland of South Africa made an over 20,000-kilometer journey via bicycle across the Eurasian continent from London to deliver the whistle to Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo