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Okinawans see 2020 Tokyo Olympics with mixed feelings

Okinawans see 2020 Tokyo Olympics with mixed feelings

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 6, 2013 shows Isamu Miyagi, the first torch bearer for the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, standing with the torch and his uniform at the time at an athletic field in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, where a welcoming ceremony was held.

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2020 Olympics torch relay in Okinawa

2020 Olympics torch relay in Okinawa

Isamu Miyagi, 77, and Koime Uehara, 15, chosen as runners for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics torch relay, pose for a photo at the Peace Memorial Park in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Feb. 1, 2020, holding the 1964 games torch that Miyagi carried as Japan's first runner. The 1964 torch relay in Japan started from Okinawa, the site of Japan's only World War II ground battle that claimed more than 200,000 lives. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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