1st foot race held at Yokota Air Base runway

TACHIKAWA, Japan - Some 2,300 amateur runners take part in the first foot race held on the 3,350-meter runway at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo Aug. 1 during an annual Japan-U.S. friendship festival. The base has caught public attention since Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara vowed to seek its return or joint use by the U.S. military and civilian airlines.

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