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Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya celebrates after winning women's marathon gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games at Sapporo Odori Park in Hokkaido, Japan on Aug. 7, 2021.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Jul 25, 2025
Tokyo Olympic champion Jepchirchir relishes Japan return
Jepchirchir has been named as one of three Kenyan women in the marathon squad for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on September 13-21.
Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya finishes first in the women’s race to set a new world record during the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 13, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Jul 18, 2025
Marathon world record-holder Chepngetich suspended over banned substance
Women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepngetich has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for the presence and use of the prohibited substance hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).
Fauja Singh waves after finishing a 10 kilometer run in Hong Kong in February 2023.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 16, 2025
'World's oldest marathon runner' dies at age 114 in road accident
India's Fauja Singh died after being hit by a vehicle in Punjab state's Jalandhar district on Monday.
Tiangong Ultra, a humanoid robot, runs across the finish line while securing the first position during the E-Town Humanoid Robot Half Marathon, in Beijing on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 19, 2025
In China, humanoid robots stride into the future with world's first half-marathon
The 21-kilometer event is billed as a groundbreaking effort to test the limits of bipedal robots.
Female runners do not tend to have an increased risk of cardiac arrest with age, according to the results of the survey by a Japanese research team.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 29, 2025
Men over 60 at greater risk of cardiac arrest during marathons
The frequency of cardiac arrests for men of that age group was six times the rate of those age 49 or younger, according to Keio University researchers.
Men's winner Abdi Nageeye and women's winner Sheila Chepkirui celebrate after the New York City Marathon on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 4, 2024
Abdi Nageeye holds off Evans Chebet to win New York City Marathon
Sheila Chepkirui led a Kenyan sweep of the women's podium.
Ruth Chepngetich celebrates after breaking the women's marathon world record to win the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Oct 14, 2024
Ruth Chepngetich shatters women's marathon world record
Chepngetich, who also won in Chicago in 2021 and 2022, dedicated her latest victory to Kelvin Kiptum, who died in a car accident at the age of 24 in February.
A visually impaired runner (left) and an accompanying runner participate in a training session for guide runners held in Tokyo in July.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 3, 2024
Japan working to train guides for visually impaired runners
Guide runners are essential when visually impaired individuals participate in marathon events.
Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands crosses the line to win gold in the Olympic women's marathon on Sunday in Paris.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Aug 12, 2024
With marathon gold, Sifan Hassan tests the limits of endurance
Hassan had described her grueling Olympic schedule — which included three long-distance events — as one driven by curiosity.
Runners get started in the Tokyo Marathon 2024 in March.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 25, 2024
Nonbinary checkbox to be added to application for Tokyo Marathon
"We aim to create a more inclusive society through Tokyo Marathon 2025," race organizers said.
Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge (center) among his pacers during a training session in Kaptagat, Kenya, on Saturday.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
May 8, 2024
Kipchoge's road to third Olympic gold starts in Kenya's Rift Valley
"I'm feeling good. But I think the next months will be more interesting," the athlete said after a training session.
Peres Jepchirchir crosses the line to win the women's race at the London Marathon on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Apr 22, 2024
Peres Jepchirchir smashes world record for women-only race at London Marathon
Jepchirchir pulled away in a sprint finish before collapsing to her knees in tears after beating the fastest field of women ever assembled.
Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa poses for photos during a news conference ahead of the London Marathon on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Apr 19, 2024
Tigst Assefa ready to chase women's record at London Marathon
The 27-year-old Ethiopian smashed the world record when completing the Berlin Marathon in 2 hours, 11 minutes and 53 seconds.
Chinese runner He Jie, Ethiopian Dejene Hailu Bikila and Kenyans Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat take part in a half-marathon in Beijing on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Apr 17, 2024
Did three African runners let a Chinese runner win a race in Beijing?
The results of a half-marathon are under investigation after footage of the finish led many to question whether three runners had deliberately slowed down.
Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya crosses the finish line to win gold in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics men's marathon, in Sapporo in August 2021.
OLYMPICS / Athletics
Apr 5, 2024
Kipchoge retained in Kenya's slimmed down Olympics marathon squad
The runner is bidding to become the first athlete to win three Olympic marathon golds.
Runners fill the street in front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building at the start of the 2023 Tokyo Marathon.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 25, 2024
Medals, jewelry and veggies: Japan’s race prizes run the gamut
Japan's marathons try everything to offer runners experiences they can’t get elsewhere.
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge speaks during a news conference ahead of the Tokyo Marathon on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Mar 2, 2024
Kipchoge pays tribute to Kiptum ahead of Tokyo Marathon
Kipchoge is preparing to compete in Sunday's Tokyo Marathon in his first race since his Kenyan compatriot was killed on Feb. 11.
Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum wins the 2023 London Marathon on April 23, 2023. Kiptum and his coach were killed in a car accident on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Feb 12, 2024
World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum dies in traffic accident
World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana died in a traffic accident on Sunday.
Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya celebrates after finishing in a world record time of 2:00:35 to win the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 8.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Nov 3, 2023
Smashed records bring new focus to marathon ahead of New York
The Kenyan former world record-holder Brigid Kosgei will make her Big Apple debut after five previous major wins.
Kenya has experienced a surge in doping cases, with 70 athletes receiving bans in the last five years.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Oct 17, 2023
Kenyan marathon runner Titus Ekiru hit with 10-year doping ban
Kenya has seen a surge in doping cases that have stained the reputation of the athletics powerhouse.
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
80 years on, former teacher conveys history of hidden island in World War II
Masayuki Yamauchi teaches junior high school students about the history of Okunoshima, an island in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, in May.
1,010 food and beverage prices to rise in Japan in August
The price increases in August will be especially noticeable for dairy products, including milk and yogurt, according to the research firm Teikoku Databank.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.

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