１１月から聖火の地方展示　全国１０カ所程度募集―総務省

　総務省は１日、地方創生の一環として、来夏に延期された東京五輪の聖火の地方展示を１１月から行うと発表した。希望自治体を募集し、１０月下旬に１０カ所程度を選定する予定。新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大が続く中、五輪開催に向けた機運の醸成につなげる。
　１カ所当たり１週間以内で、聖火を収納したランタンの展示などを行う。期間は２０２１年３月までの約５カ月間。新型コロナ対策として、来場の予約制や検温の実施など感染予防策の徹底を求める。（2020/09/01-14:46）

The Olympic flame for the Tokyo Games will be displayed across Japan from November, the internal affairs ministry said Tuesday.
   The ministry will solicit municipalities interested in hosting the traveling exhibition and select about 10 in late October. The tour will take about five months through March 2021.
   The move is aimed at shoring up regional communities and fostering momentum toward the Tokyo Games, which has been postponed by one year to 2021 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
   A lantern holding the flame will be showcased for up to a week in each location. Host municipalities will be required to take steps to prevent coronavirus infections, such as requiring people to make reservations for the event and checking body temperatures of visitors.
   "I hope that the exhibition will bolster the Olympic movement even in areas where the torch relay will not be held," internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi said at a press conference.