- Title: 'United by Emotion' chosen as Tokyo 2020 motto
- Date: 17th February 2020
- Summary: MANILA, PHILIPPINES (RECENT) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF WOMEN CIVILIAN VOLUNTEERS PATROLLING COMMUNITY WITH POLICE (SOUNDBITE) (Filipino) 39-YEAR-OLD MOTHER AND CIVILIAN VOLUNTEER PATROLLER, JENNY HELO, SAYING: "My name is Jenny Helo, I'm 39 years old and I stand as the leader of the women patrollers. We are a group who patrols the nights to maintain the peace in our community,
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- Keywords: Motto Naomi Osaka Olympics Tokyo 2020 United By Emotion sport tennis
- Location: TOKYO, JAPAN / UNKNOWN LOCATION
- City: TOKYO, JAPAN / UNKNOWN LOCATION
- Country: Japan
- Topics: Olympics,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA004C101C8V
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:'United by Emotion' was revealed as the motto for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics on Monday (February 17) as organisers look to hammer home the message of diversity and inclusion.
Tennis player Naomi Osaka, who was born in Japan to a Haitian father and Japanese mother but raised in the United States, narrated the motto's promotional video.
"We are each different, and all so much the same," Osaka says in the video, which showed her entering the newly-built National Stadium surrounded by a diverse group of supporters.
Japan, which has long prided itself on being homogeneous, is becoming more ethnically diverse and Osaka, currently 10th in the world rankings, is often held up as the face of these changing times.
The motto will be displayed on the iconic Tokyo Skytree, the Japanese capital's tallest landmark, from Monday until March 25, the day before the torch relay begins.
About 10,000 athletes from more than 200 countries will gather in Tokyo for the Olympics, which run from July 24 to Aug. 9.
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