Masao Hashimoto who is going to run as a torch bearer on the first day of the torch relay at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games shows a towel promoting the torch relay during an interview with Reuters in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
IWAKI, Japan (Reuters) - Masao Hashimoto has dreamed of holding an Olympic torch since 1964, the first time Tokyo hosted the Olympics, when he ran behind the torch bearers. Rena Arakawa wants to say thanks for help after the 2011 nuclear disaster forced her from her home.
On Thursday, their dreams will come true.
