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Entries from June 17th, 2009

Tokyo Olympics Begins

June 17th, 2009 1 Comment

A rare piece of footage from the 1964 Tokyo Olympics from bobster855 on Flickr.
The lighting of the cauldron represents the most symbolic moment in the history of the Olympic Games.
The matter of who will be chosen as the torch bearer at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games is one of intense speculation and anticipation.

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Kindergarten gets taste of Olympics

June 10th, 2009 No Comments

I was invited to an event held at the Fukuda kindergarten (福田幼稚園) in Hatagaya, Shibuya, over the weekend and attended with Shane Sakata from The Nihon Sun, a blog with great information on Japan travel.

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