The aircraft that will be used to transport the Olympic flame from Greece to Japan took off from Tokyo's Haneda airport Wednesday after a ceremony for its departure was canceled amid the coronavirus outbreak.The aircraft, named "Tokyo 2020 Go," left for Athens following the torch's arrival in the city from ancient Olympia, and will fly back to the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force base in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture on Friday with the flame aboard.Two three-time Olympic champions, women's wrestler Saori Yoshida and men's judoka Tadahiro Nomura, were initially scheduled to appear at the flig…READ FULL ARTICLE
