Olympics-Olympic flame will still visit every corner of Japan - organisers

FILE PHOTO: The giant Olympic rings which were temporarily taken down in August for maintenance are illuminated after being reinstalled at the waterfront area at Odaiba Marine Park, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID 19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Olympic flame will still visit all of Japan's 47 prefectures during the torch relay starting on March 25, organisers said on Tuesday, sticking to the original plan before the Games were postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Days before the torch relay was due to begin in March this year, the International Olympic Committee and the Japanese government took the unprecedented decision to postpone the Games.