Tennis star Naomi Osaka lights Tokyo Olympic cauldron

Tennis sensation Naomi Osaka lit the cauldron for the Tokyo Olympics on Friday, taking on the prestigious role in an opening ceremony held without spectators in the 68,000-capacity National Stadium.Born in Japan to a Haitian father and a Japanese mother and raised in the United States, the 23-year-old has become a leading voice for racial and gender equality despite her reluctance to enter the spotlight.The torch passed from a trio of Japanese baseball legends to a doctor and nurse to a Paralympic athlete and a group of children from an area in northeastern Japan devastated by a massive ear…READ FULL ARTICLE