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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Let the countdown begin

(Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

With one year to go until the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, images of Japanese athletes are seen on the facade of commercial complex Coredo Muromachi, in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, on Tuesday. Buildings in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district have also been adorned with Olympic emblems and photos of athletes, and scores of flags have been raised along an about two kilometer-long section of the main street. Nihonbashi's landmark Mitsui Main Building is being illuminated in the Olympic colors at night through Aug. 25.

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