The Olympic Torch Relay is underway ©Getty Images

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Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto, left, watched on as a cauldron was lit by Paralympic shooter Aki Taguchi, right, and actress Satomi Ishihara ©Getty Images
Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto, left, watched on as a cauldron was lit by Paralympic shooter Aki Taguchi, right, and actress Satomi Ishihara ©Getty Images
Local children sang and there was a dance performance from the
Local children sang and there was a dance performance from the "Hula Girls", a local troupe which had toured Japan after the 2011 earthquake, before the Flame departed ©Getty Images
The J-Village national football training centre in Fukushima was the scene for the Torch Relay launch ©Getty Images
The J-Village national football training centre in Fukushima was the scene for the Torch Relay launch ©Getty Images


Azusa Iwashimizu was flanked by World Cup-winning team mates as she carried the Olympic Torch ©Getty Images
Azusa Iwashimizu was flanked by World Cup-winning team mates as she carried the Olympic Torch ©Getty Images


Asato Owada, a 16-year-old goalkeeper and Fukushima native, was another Torchbearer ©Getty Images
Asato Owada, a 16-year-old goalkeeper and Fukushima native, was another Torchbearer ©Getty Images


Torch Relay organisers have warned that it could be suspended if crowds become to large or do not respect guidelines on social distancing ©Getty Images
Torch Relay organisers have warned that it could be suspended if crowds become to large or do not respect guidelines on social distancing ©Getty Images


The Sōma Nomaoi, a traditional festival of mounted Samurai held in the area, coincided with the day-one finale ©Getty Images
The Sōma Nomaoi, a traditional festival of mounted Samurai held in the area, coincided with the day-one finale ©Getty Images


The Flame twice went out and so was re-lit from the safety lamp each time ©Getty Images
The Flame twice went out and so was re-lit from the safety lamp each time ©Getty Images


The final runner of the first day was aerobatics pilot Yoshihide Muroya ©Getty Images
The final runner of the first day was aerobatics pilot Yoshihide Muroya ©Getty Images


An anti-Games protest was staged in Tokyo to coincide with the start of the Olympic Torch Relay ©Getty Images
An anti-Games protest was staged in Tokyo to coincide with the start of the Olympic Torch Relay ©Getty Images
Recent opinion polls have found the majority of Japanese people are in favour of delaying the Olympics again because of the pandemic or cancelling them altogether ©Getty Images
Recent opinion polls have found the majority of Japanese people are in favour of delaying the Olympics again because of the pandemic or cancelling them altogether ©Getty Images