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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Yuya Yoshida of Japan crosses the finish line to place second at the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 1, 2026.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Asahi Kuroda of Japan crosses the finish line to place third at the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 1, 2026.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Asahi Kuroda of Japan crosses the finish line to place third at the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 1, 2026.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Getachew Masresha of Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 49 second at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 1, 2026.

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Ex-marathon world record holder Terasawa dies at 90

File photo shows Japanese long-distance runner Toru Terasawa running Beppu Mainichi Marathon in world-record time in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 17, 1963. The Toyama Prefecture native died of chronic heart failure on March 23, 2025, at the age of 90.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Japan's Hiroki Wakabayashi poses after finishing second at the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 7 seconds, the fastest time ever by a Japanese marathon debutant, at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Kenya's Vincent Kipchumba crosses the finish line to win the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in a meet record of 2 hours, 6 minutes and 1 second at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Japan's Hiroki Wakabayashi crosses the finish line of the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon, finishing second in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 7 seconds, the fastest time ever by a Japanese marathon debutant, at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Japan's Hiroki Wakabayashi crosses the finish line of the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon, finishing second in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 7 seconds, the fastest time ever by a Japanese marathon debutant, at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2025.

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Muslim cemetery to be built in Beppu, south western Japan

Tahir Khan, representative of the Beppu Muslim association, signs a letter of agreement on building a Muslim cemetery in Beppu, Oita Prefecture in southwestern Japan, with a group of residents in the city on May 9, 2023.

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Muslim cemetery to be built in Beppu, south western Japan

Tahir Khan, representative of the Beppu Muslim association, signs a letter of agreement on building a Muslim cemetery in Beppu, Oita Prefecture in southwestern Japan, with a group of residents in the city on May 9, 2023.

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Security check at venue of stump speech by PM Kishida

A police officer conducts security checks on people at the venue of a stump speech by Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 16, 2023, the day after an explosive was thrown at the premier ahead of his speech at a fishing port in the western Japan city of Wakayama. Kishida was not harmed in the blast.

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Japan PM Kishida campaigning in Oita Pref.

Police officers stay alert near a venue where Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is giving an outdoor speech in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 16, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida campaigning in Oita Pref.

A police officer conducts a bag check at a venue where Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is giving an outdoor speech in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 16, 2023.

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Japan PM Kishida campaigning in Oita Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida greets voters during an election campaign in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 16, 2023. Kishida resumed campaigning after being targeted by an explosive device at an event he attended in western Japan.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita marathon

Ibrahim Hassan of Djibouti crosses the finish line to win the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 5, 2023.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita marathon

Japan's Tsubasa Ichiyama finishes third in the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 5, 2023.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita marathon

Japan's Tsubasa Ichiyama finishes third in the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 5, 2023.

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Beppu-Oita Marathon

OITA, Japan - Abraham Kiplimo of Uganda crosses the line to win the Beppu-Oita Marathon in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 2, 2014.

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Japan, China reporters visit hot spring resort

OITA, Japan - Japanese and Chinese media reporters visit a mud pot at a hot spring resort in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 4, 2014, before an event to compare notes on relations between the two countries.

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Girl holds pad for stamp collection at Japan spar resort

OITA, Japan - A young girl holds a stamp pad for a competition to visit 24 hot springs in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, issued by a local nonprofit organization to make children familiar with the well-known southwestern Japanese spar resort. An image of "Beppyon," the city's mascot character, is drawn on the pad cover.

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Traditional bamboo crafts targeting U.S. market

OITA, Japan - Bamboo crafts are exhibited at the Beppu Art Museum in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in August 2014, prior to a month-long exhibition and trade show at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center from September to October in Los Angeles. Bamboo craft producers are trying to sell their products overseas as artwork rather than artisan ware.

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African engineers learn hot spring-based geothermal plant

BEPPU, Japan - Engineers from five East African nations listen to a Japanese official explain how a hot spring-based geothermal power generation system works in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 8, 2014.

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African engineers visit geothermal power plant in Japan

BEPPU, Japan - Engineers from five East African nations examine a hot spring-based geothermal power generation system in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 8, 2014.

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Logo for promoting Kyushu's hot springs unveiled

OITA, Japan - A unified logo (L) for promoting abroad sightseeing and "onsen" hot springs in particular in seven prefectures in Kyushu, Japan's southwestern region, is seen on June 3, 2014, at a press conference held in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, by the Kyushu regional strategic conference comprising governors in Kyushu and economic organizations.

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FC Gifu new manager Ramos lectures players

NAGOYA, Japan - J-League second division club FC Gifu's new manager Ruy Ramos (rear) lectures his team players during a practice match on Feb. 9, 2014, in Beppu, Oita Prefecture.

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Japanese, Myanmar universities conclude accord

YANGON, Myanmar - Shun Korenaga (L), president of the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, shakes hands with Khin Naing Oo, rector of the Yangon Institute of Economics, after the two institutions concluded a cooperative agreement on Feb. 7, 2014 in Yangon, Myanmar.

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Coca-Cola exec in Japan

OITA, Japan - Ahmet Bozer, executive vice president and president of Coca-Cola International, speaks at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 13, 2013.

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Kawauchi wins Beppu-Oita Marathon

OITA, Japan - Japan's Yuki Kawauchi crosses the finish line to win the Beppu-Oita Marathon at Oita municipal athletics stadium in the city of Oita on Feb. 3, 2013, with a race-record time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 15 seconds.

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Architect Naito

BEPPU, Japan - Photo taken in Beppu, Oita Prefecture on May 12, 2012, shows architect Hiroshi Naito, who will design a music hall in the southwestern Japanese city to honor the Argentine pianist Martha Argerich.

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Comedian Neko

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japan-born comedian Hiroshi Neko posing for a photo when he took part in the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 5, 2012. The world ruling body for track and field ruled that Neko is not eligible to run for Cambodia in the Olympic marathon in London this summer.

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Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

OITA, Japan - Spectators wave Cambodian flags on a road as comedian-turned-runner Hiroshi Neko runs in the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in Oita Prefecture on Feb. 5, 2012. Neko, who obtained Cambodian citizenship so he could have a shot at running in the summer's London Olympics, slashed his personal best to finish 50th at 2:30:26.

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Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

OITA, Japan - Kenyan runner Harun Njoroge crosses the finish line at Oita Athletics Stadium in Oita Prefecture in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 38 seconds to win the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon on Feb. 5, 2012.

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Morocco's Baday wins Beppu-Oita Marathon

OITA, Japan - Morocco's Ahmed Baday crosses the finish line at Oita Athletic Stadium in the city of Oita on Feb. 6, 2011, winning his first Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 14 seconds.

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APEC concludes meeting, calls for more jobs, structural reform

BEPPU, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (2nd from R in front row), who jointly chaired the APEC Growth Strategy High-Level Policy Round Table with national policy minister Satoshi Arai (2nd L in front row), speaks at a press conference after the conclusion of the meeting in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2010. The chair's statement affirmed the necessity to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship.

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Economy minister Naoshima reads statement at APEC meeting

BEPPU, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima reads the chair's statement at a press conference following the conclusion of the APEC Growth Strategy High-Level Policy Round Table held in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2010. The statement affirmed the need to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship.

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Pacific Rim economies kick off meeting on growth strategy

BEPPU, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Masayuki Naoshima (center in front row), national policy minister Satoshi Arai (2nd from R), and other representatives of 21-member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum pose for a photo session. A two-day high-level meeting of APEC on a comprehensive strategy for the region's economic growth kicked off in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on Aug. 7, 2010.

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Pacific Rim economies kick off meeting on growth strategy

BEPPU, Japan - Representatives of 21-member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum commence a two-day high-level meeting on a comprehensive strategy for the region's economic growth in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on Aug. 7, 2010.

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Kenya's Kipkorir wins Beppu-Oita marathon

OITA, Japan - Jonathan Kipkorir of Kenya approaches the finishing line at an athletics stadium in Oita on Feb. 7, 2010, winning the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon title in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 50 seconds.

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Japan's Kobayashi second in Beppu-Oita Marathon

OITA, Japan - Japan's Seiji Kobayashi poses for photos at Oita athletics stadium Feb. 1 after taking second place in the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon.

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Morocco's Annani wins Beppu-Oita Marathon

OITA, Japan - Moroccan Adil Annani crosses the finish line at Oita athletics stadium Feb. 1, winning the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon.

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Participants in Beppu-Oita marathon join hands before race

OITA, Japan - Tomoya Adachi (4th from L), who won the 2008 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon, and other major participants in the race for this year join hands during a news conference in Oita in Kyushu on Jan. 31, one day before the event.

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Marathon debutant Adachi wins Beppu-Oita race

OITA, Japan - Little-known local runner Tomoya Adachi emerges as the surprise winner at the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon with a come-from-behind victory in his marathon debut on Feb. 3. He crossed the finish line at Oita municipal athletics stadium in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 59 seconds.

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1st Asia-Pacific water summit to wrap up Dec. 4

BEPPU, Japan - Kiribati President Anote Tong (L) speaks in a panel session of the First Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on Dec. 4. The Pacific island nation is facing rising sea levels as a result of climate change.

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Fujita races to victory at Beppu-Oita Marathon

OITA, Japan - Former Japanese record holder Atsushi Fujita reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon on Feb. 4. His time was 2 hours, 10 minutes, 23 seconds.

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South African Thys wins Beppu-Oita Mainichi race

OITA, Japan - Gert Thys of South Africa wins the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon on Feb. 5 for the second time and first in 10 years after running alone comfortably in the final 12 kilometers.

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(2)Irifune wins 1st Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

OITA, Japan - Japan's Satoshi Irifune responds to spectators after winning his first Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon title on Feb. 6.

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(1)Irifune wins 1st Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

OITA, Japan - Japan's Satoshi Irifune hits the tape to win his first Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon title on Feb. 6. Irifune crossed the finish line at Oita municipal stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 58 seconds to put himself in good standing for a spot at the world championships this August in Helsinki.

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Former 'comfort women' demonstrate against Japan minister's remark

SEOUL, South Korea - Some 50 people, including former ''comfort women,'' shout their protest outside the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Dec. 1 over remarks made by Japanese education minister Nariaki Nakayama on Japanese history textbooks. Nakayama said in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on Nov. 27 ''It is good that references to comfort women and abductions from occupied territories are decreasing'' in history textbooks for junior high schools and high schools.

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Cameroon tune up for Japan friendly

BEPPU, Japan - Japan-based Cameroon striker Patrick Mboma (L) joins his compatriots in a practice in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on Nov. 18 in preparation for the Kirin Challenge Cup friendly against Japan at Oita Stadium Big Eye on Nov. 19.