Kumamoto Kumamoto has no chance to be the Olympic torch bearer
Recently, the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee announced the uniform of the torchbearers of the Tokyo Olympic Games, as well as the outline and schedule of the relay route. The Olympic flame will start from Fukushima Prefecture in March 2020 and last 121 days. There will be 857 urban towns and villages, accounting for about half of Japan. About 10000 people will act as Olympic torchbearers.
The figure below shows the torchbearer's clothes displayed by rimei Ishihara, image ambassador and actress of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay.
At that time, those selected by public recruitment and recommendation will each run about 200 meters. Now, the Japanese people have high enthusiasm for being the Olympic torch bearer.
According to regulations, people born before April 1, 2008 can apply for torchbearers. The condition is that it has some karma with dudaofu County who wants to run.
Kumamoto county government applied to the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, hoping to let the famous cartoon bear Kumamoto participate in the torch relay. However, the Olympic Organizing Committee replied that Kumamoto was "not human" and did not meet the age requirements of the torchbearer, and they were worried that Kumamoto could not transport the torch safely by himself. According to official data, Kumamoto 'is said to be only 5 years old'.
Kumamoto county did not give up, and proposed to let Kumamoto bear act as a receptionist or performing guest at the venue or end of the torch relay. However, the Olympic organizing committee rejected Kumamoto again on the grounds that Kumamoto bear was related to commercial behavior.
Kumamoto county government responded that although Kumamoto will cooperate with enterprises to launch goods, Kumamoto itself does not involve sales, but only activities for the interests of Kumamoto County, and pointed out that Kumamoto is a symbol of Kumamoto and can promote the revival of Kumamoto earthquake. They still hope that the Olympic Organizing Committee can let Kumamoto participate in the Tokyo Olympic Games in some form.