A local citizens group lit candles Sunday evening at Nagano's Zenkoji Buddhist temple, the starting point for an Olympic torch relay set for April 26,… ...full story at Japan Today
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Isogo, Yokohama Peace Candles »
YouTube video 平和のキャンドル
"We are a small group of peace-loving citizens having amonthly singing vigil in front of the Isogo Station.
Let's sing together for the end of killings and destruction, and for everybody's rights to live in peace and dignity.
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| 13 Apr 08 |
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Candles lit in Nagano, Tokyo for peace in Tibet »
Japan Times  NAGANO (Kyodo) A local citizens group lit candles Sunday evening at Nagano's Zenkoji Buddhist temple, the starting point for an Olympic torch relay set for April 26, to pray for the victims of the violence in Tibet, while about 300 people held a... |
| 18 Apr 08 |
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Citing Tibet, temple spurns Olympic torch »
Japan Times  NAGANO — Zenkoji, the city of Nagano's main temple, declined Friday to serve as the starting point of the Japan leg of the torch relay for the Beijing Olympics, citing safety concerns and the crackdown on Buddhists in Tibet. Read the full story . . . |
| 17 Apr 08 |
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Sports › Zenkoji Temple may not host opening ceremony for torch relay » Japan Today Zenkoji Temple, designated as the starting point for the Nagano leg of the Beijing Olympic torch relay, is considering withdrawing from hosting an opening ceremony… |
| 20 Apr 08 |
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Crime › Temple sprayed with graffiti after withdrawing from Olympic torch relay » Japan Today Graffiti was found on the main building of Zenkoji Buddhist Temple in the city of Nagano on Sunday morning, after the major temple declined Friday… |
| 21 Apr 08 |
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Torch relay gets new start point »
Japan Times  The local organizing committee for the Nagano leg of the Beijing Olympic torch relay picked a new starting point Monday, panel members said. Read the full story . . . |
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