Olympic torch sees more protests in Japan

Riot police, protesters and Chinese well-wishers converged on Nagano in central Japan today as the embattled Beijing Olympic torch arrived on one of its final international stops before moving on to China.

Olympic torch sees more protests in Japan

Riot police, protesters and Chinese well-wishers converged on Nagano in central Japan today as the embattled Beijing Olympic torch arrived on one of its final international stops before moving on to China.

Dozens of protesters surrounded by hundreds of riot police marched through the city, which hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics, carrying Tibetan flags and banners saying “Stop the Torch” as the flame arrived.

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