(1)Ominami wins Nagoya int'l women's marathon

(1)Ominami wins Nagoya int'l women's marathon

NAGOYA, Japan - Pre-race favorite Takami Ominami of Japan, breaking away at the 25-kilometer mark, arrives home unchallenged to win the Nagoya International Women's Marathon on March 9. Ominami, winner of the Rotterdam marathon last April, covered the 42.195-km distance in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 3 seconds and was assured of a berth in this summer's World Track and Field Championships in Paris as the race served as Japan's final qualifier for the biennial event.

Construction of 25-km tunnel for maglev starts in Yamanashi

Construction of 25-km tunnel for maglev starts in Yamanashi

Koei Tsuge (L), president of Central Japan Railway Co., attends a ceremony in Hayakawa, central Japan, on Dec. 18, 2015, marking the start of construction of a 25-kilometer tunnel for a magnetically levitated train line expected to connect Tokyo with Nagoya in 2027. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Construction of maglev tunnel to start in central Japan

Construction of maglev tunnel to start in central Japan

Photo taken Dec. 15, 2015, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a mountainous area in the central Japan town of Hayakawa, where the construction of a 25-kilometer tunnel for a magnetically levitated train will start on Dec. 18. Central Japan Railway Co. plans to start the maglev train service linking Tokyo's Shinagawa and the central Japan city of Nagoya in 2027. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Marathon: Kawauchi 3rd at Fukuoka Int'l Marathon

Marathon: Kawauchi 3rd at Fukuoka Int'l Marathon

Japan's Yuki Kawauchi (C) and Japan-based Ethiopian runner Melaku Abera (R) are in the leading pack around the 25-kilometer mark at the Fukuoka International Marathon in the southwestern Japan city on Dec. 4, 2016. Kawauchi finished third. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

(1)Ominami wins Nagoya int'l women's marathon

(1)Ominami wins Nagoya int'l women's marathon

NAGOYA, Japan - Pre-race favorite Takami Ominami of Japan, breaking away at the 25-kilometer mark, arrives home unchallenged to win the Nagoya International Women's Marathon on March 9. Ominami, winner of the Rotterdam marathon last April, covered the 42.195-km distance in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 3 seconds and was assured of a berth in this summer's World Track and Field Championships in Paris as the race served as Japan's final qualifier for the biennial event. (Kyodo)