Olympic super-fan determined to welcome world to Tokyo
This picture taken on December 19, 2020 shows Olympic super-fan Kyoko Ishikawa posing in front of an Olympic rings installation outside the National Stadium in Tokyo. Whistle-blowing, flag-waving super-fan Kyoko Ishikawa has attended every Summer Olympics in the past 30 years - and the Tokyo resident doesn't plan on missing out on a Games in her home city in 2021.
A third wave of coronavirus infections is causing jitters in Japan, with Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announcing Monday that he was considering declaring a state of emergency in the greater Tokyo area
Organisers last month unveiled a raft of virus countermeasures aimed at holding the Games safely, from banning cheering in stadiums to asking fans to download tracking apps on their phones
Ishikawa is adamant the Games should go ahead even if organisers have to reduce the number of fans, or even exclude overseas visitors
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Whistle-blowing, flag-waving super-fan Kyoko Ishikawa has attended every Summer Olympics in the past 30 years - and the Tokyo resident doesn't plan on missing out on a Games in her home city.
