If the Tokyo Olympics are held, who do you think would be a good choice to light the Olympic flame?

Someone who lost everything in 2011.

Hideki ...........! 　　　感激！

Kosuke Kitajima, retired 3 Gold Medal winner.

“The cauldron is traditionally lit by ‘a sporting ‘hero’ of the host country’. -*

The ghost of Ken Shimura to show how stupid having a Covid-19 super spreader event is.

If you don't know who Ken Shimura is he was a comedian and died from covid-19.

Suga and Koike, the only 2 supporters of the pandemic games

How about actor, Koji Yamamoto, would valiantly ran the torch around Sekigahara last week?

It's a well-known secret that Ichiro is going to light the torch, if and when.

Someone who lost everything in 2011.

I second this! In my opinion, this would be more meaningful than any well-paid and pampered athlete, A-class celebrity, or kamisama forbid, a political bigwig lighting that bonfire.

*Who...**@Toshihiro 3:26pm, *is an ...

“A-class celebrity” -

... in Japan?

@rcch - fully agree. Someone or a group from Ishinomaki or Rikuzentakata or any other impacted place.

Who do I think? or who do I know is going to light the flame?

I think a giant fire breathing Godzilla would be cool, but I know it is going to be Ichiro Suzuki.

There are actually two cauldrons planned, one inside the venue for opening and closing ceremonies and one more widely visible at the waterfront. I think the question may end up being, "Which two people?" Perhaps the waterfront flame will be lit by a paralympian?

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1073451/tokyo-2020-confirms-it-will-use-olympic-flame-cauldrons-in-stadium-and-on-the-waterfront

Ichiro Suzuki is the obvious and only‘correct’ answer permitted here. Sorry @spinning-plates 12:26p. Yesterday’s ‘maelstrom’ of the mascot suggestions may have been deemed inappropriate, at that time. Only the unrealistic suggestions of a beloved, deceased comedian’s ‘ghost’ and a Japan’s IP, ‘fire-breathing behemoth’ stood muster amongst a now ‘threadbare’ list of ‘real’ and ‘alive’ personas.

Be nice to see Ichiro up there, or Naomi Osaka (-:

Ikee San the come-back swimmer fighting leukemia has to be up there among the candidates.

Same question as yesterday: Can it be a current, competing athlete??

If it’s going to be anyone, it’ll be a Japanese athlete, either active or retired.

Because Hideki Matsuyama is the Japanese sportsperson currently in the public eye currently, I would suspect he will be the most likely candidate to carry the torch on the final leg of the relay.