The country has always had a strong tradition in distance running. Long before I moved here I noticed…
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On the second Sunday of each year, the Ansei Tooashi Samurai Marathon is held in Annaka City, Gunma…
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Manjiro was born in 1827 in the village of Nakanohama, near the cape of Ashizurimisaki, Kochi Prefecture. He…