Footmark plates of Arimori, Takahashi unveiled

Footmark plates of Arimori, Takahashi unveiled

KYOTO, Japan - Yuko Arimori, two-time Japanese Olympic marathon medalist, smiles besides her bronze footmark plate unveiled Jan. 12 at Nishikyogoku athletics stadium in Kyoto in commemoration of the 20th prefectural women's ekiden relay to be held in the city Jan. 13. In the background is a footmark plate of Sydney Olympic gold medalist Naoko Takahashi. Both ran in the ekiden relay in the past.

Antinuclear torch relay begins in Hiroshima

Antinuclear torch relay begins in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - An antinuclear torch relay begins in Hiroshima Prefecture on June 19 to underscore the hope that the world will be free of war and nuclear attacks during the 21st century. A 12-member leadoff group of runners started the 20th relay from Hiroshima Peace Park at 8:15 a.m., the time the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. The relay will cover about 1,816 kilometers in the prefecture, ending on July 26.

Footmark plates of Arimori, Takahashi unveiled

Footmark plates of Arimori, Takahashi unveiled

KYOTO, Japan - Yuko Arimori, two-time Japanese Olympic marathon medalist, smiles besides her bronze footmark plate unveiled Jan. 12 at Nishikyogoku athletics stadium in Kyoto in commemoration of the 20th prefectural women's ekiden relay to be held in the city Jan. 13. In the background is a footmark plate of Sydney Olympic gold medalist Naoko Takahashi. Both ran in the ekiden relay in the past.

Antinuclear torch relay begins in Hiroshima

Antinuclear torch relay begins in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - An antinuclear torch relay begins in Hiroshima Prefecture on June 19 to underscore the hope that the world will be free of war and nuclear attacks during the 21st century. A 12-member leadoff group of runners started the 20th relay from Hiroshima Peace Park at 8:15 a.m., the time the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. The relay will cover about 1,816 kilometers in the prefecture, ending on July 26.