Japan fully backs Games, envoy says

Japanese Ambassador to China Yuji Miyamoto conveyed Tokyo's support for the Beijing Olympics yesterday on the eve of the torch's arrival in Japan.

"The aim of the Olympic Games is to promote peace and harmony. So we hope more people in Japan, and in the world, get a deeper understanding of the Olympic spirit through the torch relay," Miyamoto said at the founding ceremony for the Japanese Association to Support the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics.

The flame will arrive in Tokyo this morning for the Nagano leg of the relay.