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Comedian Hazama starts marathon across quake-hit Tohoku

MORIOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama strikes a pose Aug. 11, 2014, at the starting point in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, of a 508-kilometer marathon through three prefectures -- Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima. A devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the region in March 2011.

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Comedian Hazama jogs ahead of marathon in Tohoku

MORIOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama jogs on Aug. 11, 2014,with elementary school children in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, ahead of a 508-kilometer marathon across three prefectures -- Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima. A devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the region in March 2011.

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Marinos' Tomisawa meets comedian Kanpei Hazama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Seitaro Tomisawa (L) of Yokohama F Marinos poses with comedian Kanpei Hazama at the Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium in Yokohama on March 15, 2014, after the J1 club's victory over Tokushima Vortis.

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Comedian completes 9-day marathon across quake-hit area

IWAKI, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (C) finishes his nine-day marathon at Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2012. Hazama ran around 460 kilometers across the three northeastern prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima that were hit hardest by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in an effort to encourage those living there.

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Comedian completes 9-day marathon across quake-hit area

IWAKI, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (C) is seen shortly after finishing his nine-day marathon at Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2012. Hazama ran around 460 kilometers across the three northeastern prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima that were hit hardest by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in an effort to encourage those living there.

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Comedian begins 440-km marathon in quake-hit northeast

YAMADA, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (C) runs while talking with local people in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 13, 2012. Hazama began the same day a nine-day marathon across northeastern Japan, which was hit hardest by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in an effort to spread cheer among disaster-stricken local residents.

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Comedian begins 440-km marathon in quake-hit northeast

YAMADA, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (C) begins on Aug. 13, 2012 in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, a nine-day marathon across northeastern Japan, which was hit hardest by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in an effort to spread cheer among disaster-stricken local residents.

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Comedian begins 440-km marathon in quake-hit northeast

YAMADA, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (R) speaks during an event in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, in July 2012, about his plan to run 440 kilometers across Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. Hazama began on Aug. 13 in the Iwate town of Yamada a nine-day marathon across the prefectures in northeastern Japan, the area hit hardest by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in an effort to spread cheer among disaster-stricken local residents.

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Major contractors Hazama, Ando to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Hazama Corp. President Toshio Ono (L) and Ando Corp. President Toshiaki Nomura hold a press conference in Tokyo on May 24, 2012. The contractors, both listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, announced they will merge April 1, 2013, to streamline operations amid a downturn in construction spending since the global financial crisis began in 2008.

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Comedian Hazama named tourism envoy of Kochi Pref.

KOCHI, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama shows his new business card at a Kochi prefectural government office on May 27, 2011, as he was named as the prefecture's special tourism envoy the same day. Hazama, a native of the prefecture, completed the run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon'' around the world earlier in the year.

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Comedian Hazama receives award for marathon journey

OSAKA, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (R) receives an inspiration award from Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto (L) at a prefectural office building in Osaka on April 5, 2011 after he completed a run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon'' around the world.

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Comedian completes global run-and-sail journey

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama (R) completes his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon'' around the world as he arrived at a music hall in Osaka Castle Park in western Japan on Jan. 21, 2011, breaking the finishing tape two years and one month after he embarked on the journey.

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Comedian completes global run-and-sail journey

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama acknowledges his fans after completing his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon'' around the world as he arrived at a music hall in Osaka Castle Park in western Japan on Jan. 21, 2011, breaking the finishing tape two years and one month after he embarked on the journey.

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Comedian Hazama back in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama resumes running on Jan. 4, 2011, after arriving in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on the final leg of his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon.'' Hazama plans to complete his round-the-world odyssey on Jan. 21 in Osaka, where he started on Dec. 17, 2008.

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Comedian Hazama back in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama (R) shakes hands with well-wishers after setting foot in Japan at Fukuoka Marina in southwestern Japan on Jan. 4, 2011, about two years after leaving Osaka, western Japan, for his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon.'' Hazama plans to complete his round-the-world odyssey in Osaka on Jan. 21.

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Comedian Hazama back in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama (R), with his wife Mitsuyo, celebrates his return to Japan at Fukuoka Marina in southwestern Japan on Jan. 4, 2011, two years after setting sail on the Pacific for his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon.'' Hazama will complete the globetrotting journey in Osaka on Jan. 21.

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Comedian Hazama back in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama responds to cheers from supporters as he arrives at Fukuoka Marina in southwestern Japan on Jan. 4, 2011, two years after setting sail on the Pacific for his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon.'' Hazama will complete the globetrotting journey in Osaka on Jan. 21.

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Comedian completes Eurasia leg of global marathon

QINGDAO, China - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama arrives at a port in Qingdao in Shandong Province, eastern China, on Dec. 27, 2010, completing the Eurasia leg of his run-and-sail ''Earth marathon.'' He is aiming to complete his round the world trip in Osaka on Jan. 21, 2011.

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Comedian Hazama ready to restart global run-and-sail trip

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama poses for photos in front of San Francisco International Airport on June 16, 2010, before leaving for Turkmenistan to restart his run-and-sail Earth Marathon. Hazama, 60, who suspended his marathon due to treatment for prostate cancer in San Francisco, will arrive in the central Asian country and decide on the details of his running schedule in accordance with his physical condition.

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Hazama has cancer but continues run-and-sail trip around globe

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (file photo), now on a run-and-sail trip around the world, has prostate cancer, organizers for the trip said on Jan. 14. But the 60-year-old comedian will continue his Earth Marathon, covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea, while undergoing treatment.

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Japan comedian Hazama visits school Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Japan - Japanese comedian Kempei Hazama (C) poses for a photograph with students at a Japanese school in Istanbul on Dec. 15, 2009. The 60-year-old comedian was on a run-and-sail eastbound trip around the world.

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Comedian Hazama enters Asia on run-and-sail Earth Marathon

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama (C), now on a run-and-sail trip around the world, poses with some Japanese people living in Turkey after entering the Asian part of Istanbul from the European side by crossing the Bosphorus Bridge on Dec. 14, 2009. The 60-year-old comedian left Osaka in western Japan on Dec. 17, 2008, for his Earth Marathon covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea.

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Comedian Hazama enters Asia on run-and-sail Earth Marathon

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama, now on a run-and-sail trip around the world, celebrates after entering the Asian part of Istanbul from the European side by crossing the Bosphorus Bridge on Dec. 14, 2009. The 60-year-old comedian left Osaka in western Japan on Dec. 17, 2008, for his Earth Marathon covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea.

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Comedian Hazama resumes Earth Marathon, sets sail from N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama speaks to reporters on a yacht in New York on July 14 before resuming his run-and-sail trip around the world. Hazama arrived in New York on July 8 after spending four months running across the United States.

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Japanese comedian arrives at N.Y. on run-and-sail Earth Marathon

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama, who is running and sailing around the world, arrives in New York's Manhattan on July 8, after finishing nearly half of his Earth Marathon covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea over a period of two and a half years.

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Japanese comedian Hazama arrives in Long Beach

LOS ANGELES, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama (L) is greeted by his wife Mitsuyo after arriving by yacht in Long Beach, California, on March 10 as he runs and sails around the world. Hazama departed Osaka in western Japan on Dec. 17, 2008, on a journey that will cover 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea.

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Japanese comedian Hazama arrives in Long Beach

LOS ANGELES, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama poses on his yacht as he arrives in Long Beach, California, on March 10 on a two-and-a-half year, round-the-world trip combining running and yachting. Hazama departed Osaka in western Japan on Dec. 17, 2008, on a journey that will cover 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea.

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Japanese comedian sets out on around-the-world run-and-sail trek

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama exchanges high-fives with his fans at the Nanba Grand Kagetu theater in Osaka on Dec. 17 as he sets off on a trip around the world combining marathon running and yachting aiming to cover 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea over a period of about two-and-a-half years. Updates on the journey, which is scheduled to take the 59-year-old comedian to the Atlantic Ocean, Europe and Asia before he returns to Japan, will be posted regularly on the Internet, organizers of the ''Earth Marathon'' event said.

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Prosecutors raid Hazama, Wakayama gov't office over bid-rigging

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Wakayama Gov. Yoshiki Kimura speaks with reporters on Sept. 20 after prosecutors raided his office and the Osaka branch of construction company Hazama Corp. in search of evidence on suspected rigging of bids for orders for a tunnel construction project from the local government.

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Ando, Hazama agree on capital tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Kosaku Okita (L), president of Ando Corp., and Fumiya Yamato, president of Hazama Corp., shake hands during a news conference in Tokyo on March 10. They said the two construction firms have agreed to form a capital alliance in May.

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Hazama announces fresh 3-yr reconstruction plan

TOKYO, Japan - Hazama Corp. President Fumiya Yamato (R) and Vice President Osamu Tatematsu bow at a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the capital's Nihombashi district on Jan. 17. They announced a fresh three-year reconstruction plan featuring a split of the troubled construction firm into two entities.

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Shinsei to forgive loan to troubled builder Hazama

TOKYO, Japan - Masamoto Yashiro, chairman and chief executive officer of Shinsei Bank, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Aug. 10. Yashiro said the bank will forgive a loan to financially troubled contractor Hazama Corp. Shinsei, formerly the nationalized Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, caused a stir in June when it refused to give up claims on loans to ailing department-store operator Sogo Co.

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Comedian finishes relay in 2011 disaster-hit north Japan region

Comedian Kanpei Hazama, the last runner in an 11-day long-distance charity relay held every year since 2012 to encourage those affected by the 2011 disaster in the northeastern Japanese prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, reaches Spa Resort Hawaiians in Fukushima's Iwaki on Aug. 21, 2015. A hula girl at the resort placed a lei garland around his neck. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FOCUS: Smokers to feel the heat in Japan ahead of 2020 Olympics

Are Japan's designated smoking rooms becoming a thing of the past? Smokers are gaining pariah status inside hotels, restaurants, and other establishments ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Illustration by cartoonist Ryuji Hazama) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Comedian Kanpei runs relay to encourage quake victims

Comedian Kanpei Hazama responds to cheers from people in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 11, 2015. He was the first runner in an 11-day long distance relay held every year since 2012 to encourage those affected by the 2011 disaster in the northeastern Japanese prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prosecutors raid Hazama, Wakayama gov't office over bid-rigging

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Wakayama Gov. Yoshiki Kimura speaks with reporters on Sept. 20 after prosecutors raided his office and the Osaka branch of construction company Hazama Corp. in search of evidence on suspected rigging of bids for orders for a tunnel construction project from the local government. (Kyodo)

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Japanese comedian arrives at N.Y. on run-and-sail Earth Marathon

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama, who is running and sailing around the world, arrives in New York's Manhattan on July 8, after finishing nearly half of his Earth Marathon covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea over a period of two and a half years. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Hazama resumes Earth Marathon, sets sail from N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama speaks to reporters on a yacht in New York on July 14 before resuming his run-and-sail trip around the world. Hazama arrived in New York on July 8 after spending four months running across the United States. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Hazama ready to restart global run-and-sail trip

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama poses for photos in front of San Francisco International Airport on June 16, 2010, before leaving for Turkmenistan to restart his run-and-sail Earth Marathon. Hazama, 60, who suspended his marathon due to treatment for prostate cancer in San Francisco, will arrive in the central Asian country and decide on the details of his running schedule in accordance with his physical condition. (Kyodo)

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Japanese comedian Hazama arrives in Long Beach

LOS ANGELES, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama (L) is greeted by his wife Mitsuyo after arriving by yacht in Long Beach, California, on March 10 as he runs and sails around the world. Hazama departed Osaka in western Japan on Dec. 17, 2008, on a journey that will cover 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea. (Kyodo)

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Japanese comedian Hazama arrives in Long Beach

LOS ANGELES, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama poses on his yacht as he arrives in Long Beach, California, on March 10 on a two-and-a-half year, round-the-world trip combining running and yachting. Hazama departed Osaka in western Japan on Dec. 17, 2008, on a journey that will cover 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea. (Kyodo)

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Japanese comedian sets out on around-the-world run-and-sail trek

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama exchanges high-fives with his fans at the Nanba Grand Kagetu theater in Osaka on Dec. 17 as he sets off on a trip around the world combining marathon running and yachting aiming to cover 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea over a period of about two-and-a-half years. Updates on the journey, which is scheduled to take the 59-year-old comedian to the Atlantic Ocean, Europe and Asia before he returns to Japan, will be posted regularly on the Internet, organizers of the ''Earth Marathon'' event said. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Hazama enters Asia on run-and-sail Earth Marathon

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama, now on a run-and-sail trip around the world, celebrates after entering the Asian part of Istanbul from the European side by crossing the Bosphorus Bridge on Dec. 14, 2009. The 60-year-old comedian left Osaka in western Japan on Dec. 17, 2008, for his Earth Marathon covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Hazama enters Asia on run-and-sail Earth Marathon

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama (C), now on a run-and-sail trip around the world, poses with some Japanese people living in Turkey after entering the Asian part of Istanbul from the European side by crossing the Bosphorus Bridge on Dec. 14, 2009. The 60-year-old comedian left Osaka in western Japan on Dec. 17, 2008, for his Earth Marathon covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea. (Kyodo)

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Hazama has cancer but continues run-and-sail trip around globe

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (file photo), now on a run-and-sail trip around the world, has prostate cancer, organizers for the trip said on Jan. 14. But the 60-year-old comedian will continue his Earth Marathon, covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea, while undergoing treatment. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Hazama named tourism envoy of Kochi Pref.

KOCHI, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama shows his new business card at a Kochi prefectural government office on May 27, 2011, as he was named as the prefecture's special tourism envoy the same day. Hazama, a native of the prefecture, completed the run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon'' around the world earlier in the year. (Kyodo)

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Major contractors Hazama, Ando to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Hazama Corp. President Toshio Ono (L) and Ando Corp. President Toshiaki Nomura hold a press conference in Tokyo on May 24, 2012. The contractors, both listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, announced they will merge April 1, 2013, to streamline operations amid a downturn in construction spending since the global financial crisis began in 2008. (Kyodo)