Olympics: Local children, parents spell out "1 Year to Go" message

Hundreds of local children and their parents gathered at a 2020 Olympic venue in Tokyo on Monday, and arranged themselves to spell out "1 Year to Go," as the host city readies to celebrate 365 days until the next Summer Games.The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic mascots, Miraitowa and Someity, also appeared at the event at Ajinomoto Stadium, exactly one year since their formal introduction by the organizing committee.The event was hosted jointly by organizers and the city ahead of Wednesday's scheduled ceremonies, which will mark one year until the Olympics kick off on July 24 next summer.…READ FULL ARTICLE