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Thousands flock to see Olympic flame in Japan despite virus fears

Tens of thousands queued at Sendai station to see the Olympic flame [COURTESY]

Tens of thousands of people flocked to a cauldron with the Olympic flame in northeastern Japan over the weekend despite concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.

The flame arrived in Japan to a scaled-down welcoming ceremony on Friday as doubts grew over whether the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will go ahead on schedule as the deadly virus causes chaos around the world.

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