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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)