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Sports › Zenkoji Temple may not host opening ceremony for torch relay

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… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Thu, Apr 17 2008

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26 Apr 08		Police block Japan torch relay  »  YouTube videoPolice block Japan torch relay News Video | Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:40:00 +1000 | Duration 28s Crowds of police have made it difficult for spectators in Nagano to see the the Japanese leg of Olympic torch relay. Add to playlist Tags: olympics-summer,...
20 Apr 08		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…
18 Apr 08		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 . . .
14 Apr 08		National › Candles lit in Nagano, Tokyo for peace in Tibet  »  Japan Today 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,…
13 Apr 08		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...
27 Apr 08		No way to express one's view  »  Japan Times Regarding the recent vandalism of Zenkoji Temple following its decision to not host the start of the Olympic torch relay, it is a pity that people, whatever their reason, resort to vandalism instead of expressing their personal opinion in a more...

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