http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/e-japan/saga/news/20130925-OYT8T01531.htm translated by Brett Larner On September 25th the Shiroishi police department appointed 2013 Moscow World Championships marathoner Kazuhiro Maeda (32, Team Kyudenko) and former National Sports Festival 5000 m champion Tomoka Inadomi (27), both natives of Shiroishi, honorary police chiefs for the day. The nominations came as part of a fall road safety campaign across Saga prefecture. Receiving the letter of appointment from police chief Kazuhiro Shinohara , Maeda greeted the assembled crowd saying, "Let's all work together to raise awareness and eliminate accidents from our streets." Inadomi added, "I hope that everyone will carry a personal sense of the importance of road safety." After the ceremony Maeda, who is suffering from a leg injury, rode in a loudspeaker car promoting road safety to local residents. Wearing a tasuki emblazoned with a road safety slogan, Inadomi ran 2...
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