Satomi Ishihara to Olympic Torch Runner in Nagasaki Prefecture on January 16 at 11:23
At the Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay, actor Satomi Ishihara was newly selected as a runner running in Nagasaki Prefecture on May 8th.
Satomi Ishihara is from Tokyo and has been active in dramas, movies and the stage since debuting in the movie "My Grandpa", and is also the official ambassador for the Tokyo 2020 Torch Relay.
The Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay will commence in Fukushima Prefecture on March 26 and is scheduled to travel 47 prefectures nationwide over 121 days.
Nagasaki Prefecture is the twentieth, connecting torches in 17 cities and towns in the prefecture, including remote islands, for two days, May 8 and 9.
According to the Organizing Committee, Satomi Ishihara will be the torch runner on May 8, the first day.
The local governments and sections where Ishihara will run will be decided in the future.
Mr. Satomi Ishihara made a comment through the Organizing Committee regarding the selection of the torch torch in Nagasaki Prefecture. I want to run on my heart with many wishes for nuclear abolition and anti-war! "