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© 2017 AFPOlympic flame from Tokyo 1964 went out 4 years ago: officials
By TORU YAMANAKA TOKYO©2025 GPlusMedia Inc.
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M3M3M3
Quintessential Japan. The ends always justify the means. All will be forgiven.
serendipitous1
Oh well, eternally lit except for the short period when it wasn't!
mattfuller
Who cares!?
ozziedesigner
Whoopy doo
TorafusuTorasan
These well off officials must have plenty of annoying old flames to deal with.
smithinjapan
Even on a microcosmic level Japan lies and fudges data. No earth-shattering results, but once again we see lies, and I wonder how much money has been made off people going to light something from the "eternal flame" while the people in charge kept up the charade?