Tokyo Paralympic torch events may involve all Japan prefectures

The organizing committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics announced Friday its plan for the Paralympic torch relay, remaining firm in its bid to include all of Japan's 47 prefectures in the pre-games tradition.Tokyo 2020 organizers will request the cooperation of each prefectural government in order to keep up enthusiasm throughout the country during the transition between the Olympics and Paralympics in less than two years' time.Unlike the Olympic torch, the Paralympic flame is allowed to be lit in multiple cities of the host country simultaneously. While common for flame lightin…READ FULL ARTICLE