Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony: Japan’s New Face
The message of the Tokyo Olympics, themed “United by Emotion”, culminated in the appearance of women’s tennis star Naomi Osaka, the last torchbearer who lit the Olympic flame.
Fireworks go off at the start of the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 23, 2021, in Tokyo.
Japan is presenting a new face with the Tokyo Olympics 2020, turning the downbeat mood into hope, as revealed in a futuristic, theatrical opening ceremony that showed innovation, creativity and appreciation for diversity.
TOKYO, KOMPAS — The dark and somber start to the opening ceremony of the world’s biggest multi-sport event on Friday (23/7/2021) suddenly turned into futuristic theater: Around 1,800 drones flew over the Tokyo Olympic Stadium and formed a globe, complete with the continents, to light up the subdued atmosphere.