Olympics: Rio Games draw to close, baton passed to Tokyo for 2020

Olympics: Rio Games draw to close, baton passed to Tokyo for 2020

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug. 21 Kyodo - The Portuguese and Japanese words for thank you -- "Obrigado" and "Arigato" -- are projected inside Maracana Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympics on Aug. 21, 2016. Tokyo will host the next Summer Olympics in 2020.

Japanese thank Taiwan

Japanese thank Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's Chinese-language newspapers Liberty Times (L) and United Daily (R) run advertisements May 3, 2011, paid for by grateful Japanese citizens thanking the Taiwanese people for their support in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The half-page ads say ''Arigato (thank you), Taiwan'' underneath illustrations of a red plum blossom, the national flower of Taiwan, next to a pink Japanese cherry blossom.

Olympics bid farewell to Nagano

Olympics bid farewell to Nagano

The Olympic flame symbolically goes out at the closing ceremony of the Nagano Winter Games on Feb. 22. International Olympic Committee President Juan Antonio Samaranch told the crowd in Japanese, ''Arigato, Nagano. Sayonara, Nippon,'' before he ceremonially handed the Olympic flag to the mayor of Salt Lake City, which will host the next Winter Games in 2002.

Tokyo Paralympics: Closing Ceremony

Tokyo Paralympics: Closing Ceremony

The message "Arigato (thank you)" is projected at the end of the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2021.

Tokyo Olympics: Closing Ceremony

Tokyo Olympics: Closing Ceremony

The message "Arigato" -- meaning thank you in Japanese -- is shown at the end of the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Games on Aug. 8, 2021, at the National Stadium.

Tokyo Olympics: Closing Ceremony

Tokyo Olympics: Closing Ceremony

The message "Arigato" -- meaning thank you in Japanese -- is shown at the end of the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Games on Aug. 8, 2021, at the National Stadium.

Japanese thank Taiwan

Japanese thank Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's Chinese-language newspapers Liberty Times (L) and United Daily (R) run advertisements May 3, 2011, paid for by grateful Japanese citizens thanking the Taiwanese people for their support in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The half-page ads say ''Arigato (thank you), Taiwan'' underneath illustrations of a red plum blossom, the national flower of Taiwan, next to a pink Japanese cherry blossom. (Kyodo)

Olympics: Rio Games come to a close

Olympics: Rio Games come to a close

The national flag of Japan, the 2020 Olympic host, is raised during the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 21, 2016, with the Japanese word for thank you -- "Arigato" -- projected inside the Maracana Stadium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo