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  Following 400 m hurdler Masaki Toyoda 's suspension for a violation of anti-doping regulations , the Fujitsu corporate team published a statement on its website, including comments from Toyoda's legal team , explaining the ruling and the circumstances surrounding the case. Toyoda was a member of the 2019 Doha World Championships team and holds a best of 48.87. Early in the morning of May 19, 2022, the Japan Anti-Doping Agency (JADA) conducted a doping test of Toyoda. The prohibited substance trenbolone was detected in urine taken during the test, resulting in a two-year suspension that began May 21, 2022. He did not compete at the National Track and Field Championships the next month. The amount of trenbolone detected in Toyoda's urine sample was 1.4 ng/ml, well below the minimum analytical precision of 2.5 ng/ml required by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for analytical equipment. As a general rule, if a non-specified prohibited substance such as trenbolone is dete...

https://www.wada-ama.org/en/media/news/2019-09/wada-and-kyowa-kirin-co-sign-agreement-formalizing-collaboration-to-protect-clean

An editorial by Takaomi Matsubara A doping violation-free Olympics. How many times has that been touted as a point of pride for Japan? But in recent year the number of Japanese athletes falling afoul of doping regulations, even at the Olympics, has become conspicuous. A male cyclist in 2016. In 2017 a male swimmer, a male wrestler and a female fencer were all judged to have committed doping violations. In February this year at the Pyeongchang Olympics short track speed skater Kei Saito and again in May Rio Olympian and 2009 100 m backstroke world champion Junya Koga were both announced to have failed drug tests. There was also the case last September of a national team-level kayak athlete who had mixed prohibited substances into a rival athlete's drink, but many of the aforementioned athletes were found to have committed violations inadvertently rather than deliberately. Others have likewise claimed that the violations were accidental, and looking at the amount of the subs...

http://www.meitanhonpo.jp/information/1775/ http://www.meitanhonpo.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/lcg_wada.pdf translated by Brett Larner Cycling and running supplement maker Meitan Honpo Ltd. released the following on its website earlier this week. IMPORTANT NOTICE The presence of a substance prohibited by WADA has been identified in Koshiki Bainiku Extract [Traditional Plum Extract] .  More details will be forthcoming.  Please consult the following for information on the current situation. April 11, 2016 Meitan Honpo Ltd. IMPORTANT NOTICE: WADA-prohibited substances detected in Koshiki Bainiku Extract Thank you for your loyal patronage of Meitan Honpo Super Athlete products.  We wish to inform you of important information.  The UK's LGC has tested the following products for the presence of substances prohibited under WADA anti-doping regulations. Koshiki Bainiku Extract Top Condition (TC) Meitan Super Extra Gold Meitan Extra Gold Mei...

http://www.jiji.com/jc/zc?k=201601/2016011500412&g=spo http://www.jiji.com/jc/zc?k=201601/2016011500418&g=spo translated by Brett Larner In response to a statement in a report published by WADA on Jan. 14 saying that Tokyo had paid sponsorship money to the IAAF and others during its bid for the 2020 Olympic Games, Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee spokesperson Hikariko Ono expressed the committee's view that, "What is written [in the report] represents is different from our understanding."  Ono stressed the legitimacy of Tokyo's bid activities, saying, "The plans Tokyo presented were evaluated as the best and that is why the IOC Assembly selected them." Former JAAF director Katsuyuki Tanaka , who served on the IAAF Council from 2007 until last summer, commented, "There's no doubt that former president [Lamine] Diack was sympathetic to Tokyo from the start, but I don't think what they have written is true."  With a large numbe...

http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1032954/japanese-government-considering-adopting-anti-doping-law-ahead-of-tokyo-2020

A JADA-sponsored conference taking place tomorrow in Tokyo:  http://cleansport-conf-wada-jada.org

Click here to enter JRN's World Championships marathon prediction contest for a chance to win a 2009 Japanese national team singlet. translated and edited by Brett Larner source articles below Marathoner Yoshimi Ozaki (28, Team Daiichi Seimei) will employ a secret weapon in this weekend's World Championships women's marathon in Berlin: the honey of the giant killer hornet suzumebachi . The honey, which Ozaki received from one of her trainers, has been produced by the Fujiwara bee farm in Iwate Prefecture for over 108 years. 500 g costs around $100. In addition to providing energy, the honey reduces the sensation of muscle fatigue during strenuous exercise. "It tastes very rich and is really nutritious," said Ozaki. "I'll be using it to give my body back its energy in the second half of the race. It was pretty effective in training." Ozaki will dissolve the honey into her sports drink and water bottles in hopes that it will convey the power of the suz...

translated and edited by Mika Tokairin and Brett Larner Click here to enter JRN's World Championships marathon prediction contest for a chance to win a 2009 Japanese national team singlet. World Championships marathoner Yukiko Akaba (Team Hokuren) writes an entertaining blog together with her husband and coach Shuhei mostly talking about the food she eats as part of her training and about her daughter Yuna. In recent weeks she has written about some of her final training for next week's marathon where she is a potential medal winner. Below are highlights of some of her recent entries. Click photos for full-sized versions. July 14 - Running in Thick Fog!! There are only a few days left at the Sugadaira high altitude training camp. Since it's the rainy season we've had lots of rain but I went through all the training as planned. Almost as bad as the rain is Sugadaira's one of a kind fog. When I had a key workout the other day the fog was really thick. This is a pict...