Fukushima men complete 13,000-km "thank you" marathon

Fukushima men complete 13,000-km "thank you" marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenichi Hatori, 71, is tossed in the air after he and two other men from Fukushima Prefecture arrived Aug. 2, 2012, at their final goal in Tokyo after a yearlong transcontinental marathon from Paris to thank people around the world for helping Japan recover from the devastating earthquake of 2011.

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