Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

SUKAGAWA, Japan - Yetnayet Abebe (R) and Tsige Abebe, son and daughter of Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), the Ethiopian marathon legend who won the 1960 Rome Olympics and 1964 Tokyo Olympics, offer flowers to the grave of Kokichi Tsuburaya, the bronze winner of the Tokyo Olympics marathon, in the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2014 Tsuburaya, the first Japanese to win a medal in an Olympic track and field event since World War II, committed suicide in 1968.

Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

SUKAGAWA, Japan - Yetnayet Abebe (R) and Tsige Abebe, son and daughter of Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), the Ethiopian marathon legend who won the 1960 Rome Olympics and 1964 Tokyo Olympics, offer prayers to the grave of Kokichi Tsuburaya, the bronze winner of the Tokyo Olympics marathon, in the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2014. Tsuburaya, the first Japanese to win a medal in an Olympic track and field event since World War II, committed suicide in 1968.

Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

SUKAGAWA, Japan - Yetnayet Abebe (R) and Tsige Abebe, son and daughter of Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), the Ethiopian marathon legend who won the 1960 Rome Olympics and 1964 Tokyo Olympics, speaks to reporters after paying tribute to the grave of Kokichi Tsuburaya, the bronze winner of the Tokyo Olympics marathon, in the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2014. Tsuburaya, the first Japanese to win a medal in an Olympic track and field event since World War II, committed suicide in 1968.

1964 Tokyo Olympics scene in Kyodo News 'Chronicle' series

1964 Tokyo Olympics scene in Kyodo News 'Chronicle' series

TOKYO, Japan - Kokichi Tsuburaya of Japan is about to be overtaken by Basil Heatly of Britain shortly before the finish line of the marathon in the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, where they won the bronze and silver medals, respectively. This photo, taken on Oct. 21, is included in "The Chronicle," a 14-volume series of news photos which will be published by Kyodo News to trace Japan's 70-year postwar history.

U.S. envoy Kennedy poses before pearl king Mikimoto's statue

U.S. envoy Kennedy poses before pearl king Mikimoto's statue

TOBA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (3rd from L) and her husband Edwin Schlossberg (4th) pose in front of the statue of Kokichi Mikimoto, a Japanese entrepreneur credited with creating the first cultured pearl, in Toba, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on April 16, 2014.

Ex-Justice Minister Shimoinaba dies

Ex-Justice Minister Shimoinaba dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 1998 shows Kokichi Shimoinaba, former justice minister and Metropolitan Police Department chief. Shimoinaba died of sepsis on Feb. 17, 2014. He was 87.

Japan's 48th Antarctic expedition arrives at Showa Base

Japan's 48th Antarctic expedition arrives at Showa Base

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Hiroshi Miyaoka (L), leader of Japan's 48th Antarctic expedition, shakes hands with Kokichi Kamiyama (R), who heads the 47th expedition, on the group's arrival at the base on Dec. 19. The 47th team has been conducting observations since December last year. (Pool photo)

Japan's 48th Antarctic expedition arrives at Showa Base

Japan's 48th Antarctic expedition arrives at Showa Base

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Hiroshi Miyaoka (L), leader of Japan's 48th Antarctic expedition, shakes hands with Kokichi Kamiyama (R), who heads the 47th expedition, on the group's arrival at the base on Dec. 19. The 47th team has been conducting observations since December last year. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

The Olympic Games in Tokyo come to an end

At the Tokyo Olympics Abebe won the marathon for the second consecutive time the men's gymnastics team won five gold medals including Endo's and the women's volleyball team won gold with the witch still alive. Men's marathon: Kokichi Tsuburaya Kenji Kimihara Toru Terasawa Abebe Bikila Basil Heatley Ron Clark Men's gymnastics team: Takashi Ono Yukio Endo Haruhiro Yamashita Judo: Akio Kaminaga vs. Judo: Akio Kaminaga vs. Heising Princess Michiko of Japan volleyball match between Japan and USSR Coach Omatsu Gold medal Closing ceremony: Light of Fireflies Yoyogi Athletes' Village Commemorative photo Signing autographs Celebration party Watching foreign athletes' kabuki Tea Happi coat Present: Watching sumo wrestling Haneda Airport *Filming date unknown Release date: October 30 1964

The Olympic Games in Tokyo come to an end.

At the Tokyo Olympics, Abebe won the marathon for the second consecutive time, the men's gymnastics team won five gold medals, including Endo's, and the women's volleyball team won gold with the witch still alive. 　 Men's marathon: Kokichi Tsuburaya, Kenji Kimihara, Toru Terasawa, Abebe Bikila, Basil Heatley, Ron Clark, Men's gymnastics team: Takashi Ono, Yukio Endo, Haruhiro Yamashita, Judo: Akio Kaminaga vs. Judo: Akio Kaminaga vs. Heising, Princess Michiko of Japan volleyball match between Japan and USSR, Coach Omatsu Gold medal, Closing ceremony: Light of Fireflies, Yoyogi Athletes' Village, Commemorative photo, Signing autographs, Celebration party, Watching foreign athletes' kabuki, Tea, Happi coat Present: Watching sumo wrestling, Haneda Airport, *Filming date unknown, Release date: October 30, 1964, .

Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

Abebe's son, daughter visit Tsuburaya's grave

SUKAGAWA, Japan - Yetnayet Abebe (R) and Tsige Abebe, son and daughter of Abebe Bikila (1932-1973), the Ethiopian marathon legend who won the 1960 Rome Olympics and 1964 Tokyo Olympics, offer flowers to the grave of Kokichi Tsuburaya, the bronze winner of the Tokyo Olympics marathon, in the city of Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2014 Tsuburaya, the first Japanese to win a medal in an Olympic track and field event since World War II, committed suicide in 1968. (Kyodo)

1964 Tokyo Olympics scene in Kyodo News 'Chronicle' series

1964 Tokyo Olympics scene in Kyodo News 'Chronicle' series

TOKYO, Japan - Kokichi Tsuburaya of Japan is about to be overtaken by Basil Heatly of Britain shortly before the finish line of the marathon in the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, where they won the bronze and silver medals, respectively. This photo, taken on Oct. 21, is included in "The Chronicle," a 14-volume series of news photos which will be published by Kyodo News to trace Japan's 70-year postwar history. (Kyodo)

1964 Tokyo Olympics exhibition

1964 Tokyo Olympics exhibition

A man looks at a red jacket, part of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics official uniform, and a shoe worn by Kokichi Tsuburaya, bronze medalist in the men's marathon at the games, on display in a special exhibition at the Edo-Tokyo Museum in Tokyo on July 5, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

1964 Tokyo Olympics silver medalist in marathon

1964 Tokyo Olympics silver medalist in marathon

Former British runner Basil Heatley, seen in this file photo taken in September 2014, dies on Aug. 3, 2019, at age 85. Heatley won silver in the men's marathon at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, overtaking Kokichi Tsuburaya of Japan in the last few hundred meters of the race. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo