http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20130125-00000301-yomidr-soci
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/life/news/130125/trd13012505000000-n1.htm
http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/chiba/20130126/CK2013012602000123.html
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNZO50998060V20C13A1L71000/
translated and edited by Brett Larner
Since the start of Japan's record-breaking running boom countless city and prefectural governments have started organizing new mass-participation marathons. However, the widespread use of the standardized operation model employed by the Tokyo Marathon and Osaka Marathon has landed many of the new races deeply in red ink. The issue of adapting race management to suit local conditions has begun to become of critical importance.
At the 2nd edition of the Osaka Marathon last Nov. 25, Yokohama Metropolitan Sports Promotion Division Director Yuji Nishiyama was in attendance to observe the event's operations. "If they can do this here, why not in Yokohama?" he said. And not onl…
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/life/news/130125/trd13012505000000-n1.htm
http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/chiba/20130126/CK2013012602000123.html
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNZO50998060V20C13A1L71000/
translated and edited by Brett Larner
Since the start of Japan's record-breaking running boom countless city and prefectural governments have started organizing new mass-participation marathons. However, the widespread use of the standardized operation model employed by the Tokyo Marathon and Osaka Marathon has landed many of the new races deeply in red ink. The issue of adapting race management to suit local conditions has begun to become of critical importance.
At the 2nd edition of the Osaka Marathon last Nov. 25, Yokohama Metropolitan Sports Promotion Division Director Yuji Nishiyama was in attendance to observe the event's operations. "If they can do this here, why not in Yokohama?" he said. And not onl…