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Carrying the torch

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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds an Olympic torch which was used for the London Olympics, given to him by Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague before their meeting at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Wednesday.

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Please Abe... accidentally drop it on that Muppet's head ^_^

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hague: all you need now Abe son is a scoop of icecream on the top.

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An entertaining pastime at the moment is to see how often the NHK evening news mentions the Tokyo olympics. Since the announcement of Tokyo's success they have managed to mention it nearly every day. Naturally, Rio barely gets a mention.

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Supreme Advisor Abe is probably the least sporty person to have ever held an olympic torch - he comes across as someone who hasn't played any form of sport all his life!

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Caption: Everything is under control. I have the torch to prove it!

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Keep a Zippo lighter handy, in case it goes out, just as it happened in Russia!

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@Ossan. I hope Brazil will get some coverage closer to its time, but this is, after all, Japan Today. I'm sure there'll be at least a trickle of Tokyo Olympics news for the next seven years.

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Umm...what happened to Brazil?

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great pic for a caption contest ... take a swing, Mr Abe .... we wont mind!

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Olympics are just annoying. No more Olympics news please!!!!!!!!

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