Priests of Japanese Buddhist temple Zenkoji hold a news conference at a city hall in Nagano on April 18, 2008. Zenkoji Temple, a landmark in central Nagano City, which hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics, has pulled out of plans to host a ceremony for the Olympic torch relay because of concerns over Tibet, a local government official told reporters. Getty Images logo Getty Images 14 months ago

Priests of Japanese Buddhist temple Zenkoji hold a news conference at a city hall in Nagano on April 18, 2008. Zenkoji Temple, a landmark in central Nagano City, which hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics, has pulled out of plans to host a ceremony for the Olympic torch relay because of concerns over Tibet, a local government official told reporters.

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