On Apr. 23 the city government of Matsumoto, Nagano announced that it was canceling this fall’s Matsumoto Marathon after discovering accounting fraud in the event’s operation. “We are going to conduct a review of how the race has been conducted up to now,” a statement from the city read. Mayor Yoshinao Gaun apologized at a press conference, saying, “We sincerely apologize for letting down
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