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Voices | VIEWS FROM THE STREET Feb 23, 2015

Tokyo: Why did you decide to run the Tokyo Marathon?

by Mark Buckton

Mark Buckton caught up with some of the runners in a sweaty state after Sunday's big race.

World / Science & Health Feb 7, 2015

Vigorous running — faster than 11 km an hour, more than 2.4 hours a week, more than three times a week — could be almost as harmful as sitting around doing nothing, according to a new cardiology study that's likely to stoke the debate ...

World / Science & Health Oct 4, 2014

Benefits of parkrun go well beyond physical

by Kate Kelland

The thousands of Britons who take to their local green space each week for a mass 5 km parkrun can expect to reap health benefits well beyond losing 1 kg and lowering their blood pressure. Scientists who have studied the mass participation events, which from ...

Voices | OVERHEARD Jul 12, 2014

Unclear on the concept

Twenty-something man: There's three lanes. Over there is a cycling lane.

Voices | OVERHEARD Dec 28, 2013

Shifting gear; Jogging gear

Shifting gear Australian tourist: Hold onto your hats, the bus driver's decided to experiment with third gear. — Hato bus to Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture. Overheard by The Japan Times On Sunday Jogging gear Man: Why do people wear jeans while running? Woman: Maybe that's all they have. — Yoyogi Park, ...

Lifestyle Nov 9, 2013

Perfect match: Miyakon help singles connect

by Jun Hongo

Despite being located almost a stone's throw from the historic town of Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture and establishing itself as the gyōza capital of Japan, Utsunomiya was languishing in the economic doldrums for the much of the early 2000s. Nearly a decade later, the situation ...

Lifestyle Nov 9, 2013

Find true love on the run at a jogging party

by Jun Hongo

How do you find someone special in Tokyo these days? The answer lies not so much in your heart, but in your feet

Business / Corporate Aug 22, 2013

Apparel maker offers running school

by Shinichi Tokuda

Sportswear maker Asics Corp. has organized a running school for beginners in collaboration with scale maker Tanita Corp. and cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. to capitalize on the growing popularity of the activity. On a weekend morning in late June, 20 people, many in their 20s, ...