The Olympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Friday but the public was kept away from a low-key welcoming ceremony over coronavirus fears, after a "heartbreaking" announcement that spectators would be banned from most Games events.

Tokyo 2020: Olympic flame arrives in Japanese capital for no-spectator relay

Sticking to the original plan before the Tokyo Olympics was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers on Tuesday said that the Olympic flame will still visit Japan’s 47 prefectures during the traditional torch relay starting on March 25.

'Want to generate excitement': Organisers say Olympic flame will still visit every corner of Japan

The Olympic flame, which was lit in Greece and was on public display in the northeastern Fukushima region in Japan since last week, will be removed from display in Japan, officials confirmed on Thursday with the host of the Games bracing for a state of emergency due to COVID-19.

Japan ends Olympic flame display due to COVID-19 threat

Members of the Japan team who won the 2011 women's football World Cup will start the Japan leg of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay, organisers said on Tuesday.

Japan’s 2011 women’s football champions to begin Tokyo 2020 torch relay

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Tokyo 2020: Olympic flame arrives in Japanese capital for no-spectator relay

'Want to generate excitement': Organisers say Olympic flame will still visit every corner of Japan

Japan ends Olympic flame display due to COVID-19 threat

Japan’s 2011 women’s football champions to begin Tokyo 2020 torch relay