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Paralympics torch relay plans unveiled, ANA joins as sponsor

Aki Taguchi (L) poses on stage to unveil the Torch Relay official uniform during the Count Down Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games One Year To Go at the NHK Hall on August 25, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)

Ceremonial Paralympic torch flame lighting festivals will take place in all Japanese prefectures in August, to be followed by the Paralympic torch relay itself, Tokyo 2020 organisers said yesterday

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