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Japan’s Performance at Tokyo World Athletics Championships

The Tokyo World Athletics Championships have come and gone, and Japan pretty much performed as expected from an organizational standpoint. Things were smooth, efficient and polite, the Tokyo Olympics stadium was packed at every session, and things like all the teams being housed in one hotel and the warmup track being driving distance from the main stadium that would have caused major logistical

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Akasaki 2nd, Maeda 9th – Berlin Marathon Japanese Results

photo © 2025 Victah Sailer/PhotoRunEven with a few withdrawals there was a massive group of Japanese athletes at the Berlin Marathon this year, most of the group that typically goes to the Chicago Marathon seeming to opt for Berlin instead. With men’s winner Sebastian Sawe taking a shot at the world record, Akira Akasaki, Yuhei Urano and NR holder Kengo Suzuki sat back in a 3rd group targeting