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Only 950 people attended the
ceremony, in a venue with a
of 68,000. Japan's Emperor Naruhito declared the Games
open. The IOC president said it is
from what we had imagined, but we should "cherish this
because finally we are all here
". He called the Games "a
of hope". Naomi Osaka said lighting the
was: "The greatest
achievement and honour I will ever have in my
."