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EKIDEN

The start of the 2024 Hakone Ekiden in Tokyo's Otemachi district. Every year on Jan. 2 and 3, Hakone Ekiden brings millions of fans across Japan to a standstill.
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Dec 31, 2024
A newcomer¡¯s guide to the Hakone Ekiden experience
Every year on Jan. 2 and 3, Hakone Ekiden brings millions of fans across Japan to a standstill, even people who normally don¡¯t care about running.
Japan Times
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Dec 31, 2018
1912 Olympian Kanakuri helped create Hakone race
This will be the 95th winter featuring the New Year¡¯s tradition ¡ª the Tokyo-Hakone Round-Trip College Ekiden Race, or as it¡¯s more commonly known, the Hakone ekiden.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jan 23, 2017
Aoyama Gakuin rules the Hakone ekiden again
Aoyama Gakuin University won the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay for the third straight year on Jan. 3 after completing the two-day race with a lead of more than seven minutes.
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Dec 31, 2015
Supporters share ¡®ekiden¡¯ drama with athletes
As Daichi Kamino crossed the finish line at the end of the first day of last year¡¯s Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden (relay marathon) championship, he ran straight into the arms of his ecstatic teammates.
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Dec 31, 2015
Tokyo running events for the casual jogger
If watching the Tokyo-Hakone ekiden inspires you to test your own running ability, you could try your luck at a number of other races in the capital in January.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 16, 2015
Japan¡¯s runners need a change of pace
In ¡°The Way of the Runner,¡± Adharanand Finn has written an entertaining account of Japan¡¯s obsession with long-distance running (and training). However, the problem is when he veers off the running track into the land of cliche. Consider this: Finn writes that bread only comes in packets of three slices,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 16, 2015
Marathon Japan
Thomas R.H. Havens warns us early in ¡°Marathon Japan¡± that ¡°the emphasis is on sports history, not the anthropology of running communities or body culture.¡± What this means is that, for the most part, in place of analysis and interpretation we get facts, and those who aren¡¯t absolutely besotted with...
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Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
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