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World Athletics Championships in Tokyo - Day 2

Kobayashi Kana of Japan reacts after the women's marathon final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, September 14, 2025. Photo by Jia Haocheng /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Kana Kobayashi of Japan runs through the Ginza district during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Kana Kobayashi of Japan runs through the Akihabara district during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Kana Kobayashi of Japan celebrates with the national flag after finishing seventh in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Kana Kobayashi of Japan celebrates with the national flag after finishing seventh in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Kana Kobayashi of Japan celebrates with the national flag after finishing seventh in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Kana Kobayashi of Japan finishes seventh in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Kana Kobayashi of Japan celebrates with the national flag after finishing seventh in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Kana Kobayashi of Japan finishes seventh in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Kana Kobayashi crosses the finish line at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 26, 2025, finishing second at the Osaka Women's Marathon.

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Athletics: Osaka Women's Marathon

Japan's Kana Kobayashi crosses the finish line at Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka on Jan. 26, 2025, finishing second at the Osaka Women's Marathon.

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(3)Find indicates kana may have originated in Korea

KYOTO, Japan - Yoshinori Kobayashi, professor of Japanese at Tokushima Bunri University, who said on April 2 he has found letters that look like Japanese ''katakana'' in an ancient Korean Buddhist text. Kobayashi said that though katakana script is believed to have been invented in Japan around the ninth century, his findings suggest it may have originated on the Korean Peninsula and have been introduced to Japan through such Buddhist texts.