Japan PM: Olympic torch relay in Osaka has been cancelled

[April 01, 2021]    TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday the Olympic torch relay scheduled in the city of Osaka has been cancelled amid a resurgence in COVID-19 cases.

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan March 18, 2021. Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Pool via REUTERS

(Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; editing by John Stonestreet)

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