TORCH RELAY TO START IN FUKUSHIMA聖火リレー スタートは福島県

Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have decided the torch relay will start in Fukushima Prefecture, a region hit hard by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster.
The Olympic organizing committee announced the route on Thursday. The torch will set off in Fukushima on March 26th, 2020. Thousands of runners will then carry the flame through each of Japan's 47 prefectures, from Okinawa in the south to Hokkaido in the north. The 121-day journey will end in Tokyo on July 24th as the Games begin.
Residents in Fukushima welcomed the news.

(Local citizen)
"I want to show people all over the world how much we have recovered from the disaster."

Fukushima was one of the worst-hit areas in the 2011 disasters. Organizers hope the torch relay will become a symbol of Japan's recovery efforts.
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22016.get back on one's feet(もとのよい状態に戻る・立ち直る、立ち直る、立ちなおる、立直る）
It's taking many northeastern Japanese　communities a long time to get back on their feet.
22017.deeply rooted(根付いている）
why do you think it's so deeply rooted in the culture.
22018.moral(倫理的な、道徳を教える、教訓的な、善悪の判断のできる、道義をわきまえた、道徳的な、品行方正な）
I guess the moral is that helping others helps you.
22019.mortality(死ぬべき運命、(死すべき)人間たち、人類、(災害などによる)大量死、死亡者数、死亡率）
It's been proven that people who volunteer have lower blood pressure and reduced mortality、I guess.
22020.philanthropy(慈善活動）
I'm impressed by the strong tradition of philanthropy and volunteerism here in the U.S.

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