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Hakone Ekiden Select Team Qualification Protocol Changes

On June 19 the KGRR, organizers of the Hakone Ekiden, published a press release on the new criteria for making the Kanto Region Student Alliance select team for the prestigious race. The new process will assign a single place on the team to 10 different universities, with an additional 6 spots for individuals.The Kanto Region Student Alliance team is intended to broaden the opportunities for

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Former Hakone Runner Arai Opens Cafe in Hometown Ageo

Just a 3-minute walk away from the east exit of Ageo Station in a narrow side street is a new coffee shop, GOAT Coffee, that roasts its own beans. Its stylish interior feels like a British tailor’s shop, and jazz plays over the speakers. Its owner is Kohei Arai, 28, an Ageo native and former long-distance athlete who ran in both the Hakone Ekiden and New Year Ekiden. Serial injuries forced him to