A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs at Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 12, 2021. (Kyodo via AP Images) ==Kyodo

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs at Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 12, 2021. (Kyodo via AP Images) ==Kyodo

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs at Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 12, 2021. (Kyodo via AP Images) ==Kyodo

Torch bearer carrying an Olympic flame arrives at Horyu-ji, UNESCO World Heritage site Buddhist temple, in Ikaruga Town, Nara Prefecture on April 12, 2021. The Olympic flame connecting about 10,000 people, will travel nationwide for 121 days, and it will be lit up at the opening ceremony of the National Stadium on July 23. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

Torch bearer carrying an Olympic flame arrives at Horyu-ji, UNESCO World Heritage site Buddhist temple, in Ikaruga Town, Nara Prefecture on April 12, 2021. The Olympic flame connecting about 10,000 people, will travel nationwide for 121 days, and it will be lit up at the opening ceremony of the National Stadium on July 23. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

Torch bearer carrying an Olympic flame arrives at Horyu-ji, UNESCO World Heritage site Buddhist temple, in Ikaruga Town, Nara Prefecture on April 12, 2021. The Olympic flame connecting about 10,000 people, will travel nationwide for 121 days, and it will be lit up at the opening ceremony of the National Stadium on July 23. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

Torch bearer carrying an Olympic flame arrives at Horyu-ji, UNESCO World Heritage site Buddhist temple, in Ikaruga Town, Nara Prefecture on April 12, 2021. The Olympic flame connecting about 10,000 people, will travel nationwide for 121 days, and it will be lit up at the opening ceremony of the National Stadium on July 23. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

Torch bearer carrying an Olympic flame arrives at Horyu-ji, UNESCO World Heritage site Buddhist temple, in Ikaruga Town, Nara Prefecture on April 12, 2021. The Olympic flame connecting about 10,000 people, will travel nationwide for 121 days, and it will be lit up at the opening ceremony of the National Stadium on July 23. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )

Torch bearer carrying an Olympic flame arrives at Horyu-ji, UNESCO World Heritage site Buddhist temple, in Ikaruga Town, Nara Prefecture on April 12, 2021. The Olympic flame connecting about 10,000 people, will travel nationwide for 121 days, and it will be lit up at the opening ceremony of the National Stadium on July 23. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )