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Thousands of Japanese have gathered around the Olympic stadium in Tokyo. Despite the corona measures, many interested parties are close to each other along the road that runs around the stadium. Presumably they want to catch a glimpse of the Olympic flame, which arrives at the stadium during the ceremony.

There are also Japanese who loudly protest against the continuation of the Games. They shout slogans against the International Olympic Committee and the Games. The police are on standby, but do not intervene. The protests are clearly audible in the stadium.

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