The Olympic torch to be relayed for the postponed Tokyo Games is put on display in Shizukuishi, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 24, 2020, the first stop for the torch touring 33 municipalities in Iwate Prefecture, one of the regions hardest hit by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

TOKYO - The Tokyo Olympic organizers are considering staging this year's Olympic torch relay away from public roads if a state of emergency is in effect where it is being run, a source with knowledge of the matter said Friday.