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Tokyo unveils 'cherry blossom' Olympic torch

The torch is designed to ensure the flame will not go out even during the typhoon season [Courtesy]

Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Wednesday unveiled a cherry-blossom shaped torch for the Games as the city prepares for the famed flower season to begin in coming days.

The top part of the torch is shaped in the traditional emblem of the sakura, or cherry blossom using the same cutting-edge technology as in the production of Japan's bullet trains, the organisers said.

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