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http://www.sankei.com/smp/west/news/170126/wst1701260031-s1.html translated and edited by Brett Larner 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics marathoner and 2012 London Paralympics bronze medalist Shinya Wada , 39, ran in the Jan. 29 Osaka Half Marathon that was held at the same time as the Osaka International Women's Marathon.  With the Tokyo Olympics coming onto the horizon just three years distant his goal was to take his 1:14:29 half marathon best down to the 1:10 level. At December's Fukuoka International Marathon Wada ran 2:32:11, breaking his own T11 category (fully blind) Japanese national record by 1:35.  Wada also holds the T11 national records on the track for 800 m, 1500 m, 5000 m and 10000 m.  At the London Paralympics he won bronze in the 5000 m. In Rio he finished in the top eight in the 1500 m, the 5000 m, and, in the T12 category (use of a guide runner optional), the marathon.  Despite such success, Wada feels pressure.  "Athletes from other co...

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20160928-00000102-nksports-spo http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20160928-00000138-jij-spo translated and edited by Brett Larner At a board of directors meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 28, the JAAF named Koji Ito (46), holder of the 10.00 Japanese 100 m national record, its new strengthening committee chairman.  Ito was already serving as the committee's vice-chairman.   He replaces Rio de Olympics athletics head coach Kazunori Asaba (56) in the role of the person who will lead the committee in the four-year buildup to the Tokyo Olympics.  Ito commented, "As someone in athletics I wanted to be involved in the Tokyo Olympics in one capacity or another.  There won't be any instant improvement, but as we move forward I want to listen to the opinions of a wide variety of people." The board additionally settled the dates for major 2017 domestic competitions.  The Japanese National Championships will take place June 23-25 at Osaka'...

by Brett Larner The Japanese athletics team at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics came up short of scoring gold, with a final tally of four silver and three bronze medals. Tomoki Sato led the team with a pair of silvers in the men's T52 400 m and 1500 m, with another highlight coming from the bronze medal-winning men's T42-47 4x100 m relay team.  A complete breakdown of Japanese finalists in athletics at the Rio Paralympics: Rio de Janeiro Paralympics Athletics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 8-18, 2016 click here for complete results Women's T33/34 100 m - Sept. 10 -0.1 m/s 1. Hannah Cockroft (Great Britain) - 17.42 2. Kare Adenegan (Great Britain) - 18.29 3. Alexa Halko (U.S.A.) - 18.81 ----- 7. Haruka Kitaura (Japan) - 20.23 Men's T42 100 m - Sept. 15 -0.2 m/s 1. Scott Reardon (Australia) - 12.26 2. Daniel Wagner (Denmark) - 12.32 3. Richard Whitehead (Great Britain) - 12.32 ----- 7. Atsushi Yamamoto (Japan) - 12.84 Women's T45/46/47 100 m - ...

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 8-18 click here for complete schedule click here for detailed field listing Men Hajimu Ashida - T47 Long Jump, 4 x 100 m Relay Masayuki Higuchi - T54 800 m, 1500 m, 5000 m Kota Hokinoue - T54 Marathon Koso Kubo - T54 5000 m, Marathon Hitoshi Matsunaga - T53 400 m, 800 m Yoshifumi Nagao - T54 100 m, 400 m Akikazu Noda - T52 400 m, 1500 m Toshie Oi - F53 Shot Put Keita Sato - T44 100 m, 4 x 100 m Relay Tomoki Sato - T52 400 m, 1500 m Masazumi Soejima - T54 Marathon Toru Suzuki - T44 High Jump, 4 x 100 m Relay Tomoki Tagawa - T47 100 m, 4 x 100 m Relay Hirokazu Ueyonabaru - T52 100 m, 400 m, 1500 m Atsushi Yamamoto - T42 100 m, Long Jump, 4 x 100 m Relay Hiroyuki Yamamoto - T54 Marathon Women Haruka Kitaura - T34 100 m, 400 m Yuka Kiyama - T52 100 m, 400 m Kaede Maekawa - T42 100 m, Long Jump Maya Nakanishi - T44 100 m, Long Jump Kazumi Nakayama - T53 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m Hitomi Onishi - T42 100 m, Long Jump Chiaki Takada - T11 10...

Paloma Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya, June 24-26 click here for complete timetable click here for entry list highlights events in bold include athletes with Rio Olympic standard marks The 100th National Track and Field Championships, Japan's primary Olympic Trials, will be broadcast live on NHK Sogo and BS1.  Follow @JRNHeadlines and @JRNLive for live coverage. Friday, June 24 14:30 - Women's High Jump Final 15:00 - Women's Hammer Throw Final 17:00 - Men's Pole Vault Final 18:20 - Women's Long Jump Final  18:30 - Men's Hammer Throw Final 18:45 - Women's 10000 m Final 19:48 - Men's 10000 m Final Saturday, June 25 14:15 - Women's Triple Jump Final 14:30 - Women's Javelin Throw Final 14:45 - Women's Shot Put Final 17:30 - Women's Pole Vault Final 17:45 - Women's 3000 mSC Final 18:00 - Men's Long Jump Final 18:05 - Women's 1500 m Final 18:20 - Men's 1500 m Final 18:30 - Men's Javelin Throw Final 19:10 ...

Japan's Ai Ueda took 3rd in the women's race at today's ITU WTS Yokohama.  The official ITU reports: Women's race: 'Jorgensen Gains Fourth Straight Yokohama Win' Men's race: 'Mola Earns First-Time Yokohama Gold' Paratriathlon division: 'Yokohama Paratriathlon Review'

JRN editor Brett Larner will be co-hosting Nippon TV's live international broadcast of the 2016 Tokyo Marathon Rio de Janeiro Olympics men's marathon team and Paralympic Games wheelchair marathon team selection race alongside popular Nippon TV announcer Ralph Suzuki .   The Tokyo Marathon broadcast will begin at 9:00 a.m. Japan time on Sunday, February 28.  More details forthcoming.   Click here for men's and women's marathon elite field entry lists .

http://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nnp/f_toshiken/article/203976 translated and edited by Brett Larner A former Japanese national representative at the World Championships is getting ready to take on his second marathon.  Injuries having forced him into retirement at just age 30, this time he will be running in a new role.  With two World Championships appearances on the track behind him, Yu Mitsuya will run the Nov. 8 Fukuoka Marathon as a guide runner for blind marathoner Misato Michishita , 38, already named as a member of the women's marathon team for next year's Rio de Janeiro Paralympics.  "I want to be a source of strength that will help Michishita on her road to Rio," Mitsuya said. A native of Kagawa prefecture, Mitsuya emerged as a star in high school before joining the Toyota Kyushu corporate team after graduating in 2003.  At Toyota Kyushu he was coached by Barcelona Olympics marathon silver medalist Koichi Morishita and trained alongside future Beijin...