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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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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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TBS advised to freeze anti-takeover step against Rakuten

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. President Hiroshi Inoue (L) receives a report on Sept. 7 from Mainichi Newspapers Co. President Masato Kitamura, head of a third-party panel, which advised TBS to freeze a procedure for anti-takeover steps against Rakuten Inc.

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New coronavirus

OTSU, Japan, March 8 Kyodo - Staff of the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon wear face masks at Ojiyama Stadium in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 8, 2020, amid concern over the spread of the new coronavirus.

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New coronavirus

OTSU, Japan, March 8 Kyodo - Visitors of Ojiyama Stadium in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, disinfect their hands on March 8, 2020, during the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon held amid concern over the spread of the new coronavirus.

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New coronavirus

OTSU, Japan, March 8 Kyodo - An official disinfects a visitor's hands at Ojiyama Stadium in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, during the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon on March 8, 2020, amid concern over the spread of the new coronavirus.

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The Mainichi Newspapers head office

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Photo taken Dec. 18, 2017 shows the Palaceside Building in Tokyo which houses the head office of The Mainichi Newspapers major daily.

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Chebii claims Lake Biwa Marathon

OTSU, Japan, March 5 Kyodo - Ezekiel Kiptoo Chebii of Kenya crosses the finish line in the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in the central Japan city of Otsu on March 5, 2017, winning with a time of 2:09:06.

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Japan, U.S. affirm tie-ups in Tokyo's dealings with N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Glyn Davies (L), United States special representative for North Korea policy, and Junichi Ihara, director general of Japan's Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, shake hands prior to their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2014. They agreed to continue coordination over Tokyo's dealings with North Korea. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)

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Emperor, empress visit apple orchard in Aomori Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit an apple orchard in the city of Kuroishi, Aomori Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2014. The imperial couple are in the northern Japanese prefecture on a two-day private stay to inspect the reconstruction situation following the 2011 devastating quake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)

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Emperor, empress visit apple orchard in Aomori Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko pick an apple from a tree at an apple orchard in the city of Kuroishi, Aomori Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2014. The imperial couple are in the northern Japanese prefecture on a two-day private stay to inspect the reconstruction situation following the 2011 devastating quake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet to tighten grip on power

TOKYO, Japan - Haruko Arimura (R) is attested as a Cabinet minister by Emperor Akihito (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) looking on. Earlier in the day, Arimura was appointed as minister in charge of promoting women's active participation and administrative reform in Abe's reshuffled Cabinet. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet to tighten grip on power

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Obuchi (R) is attested as a Cabinet minister by Emperor Akihito (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) looking on. Abe reshuffled his Cabinet earlier in the day and picked Obuchi, the second daughter of the late Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, as economy, trade and industry minister. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)

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Ruling on secret Okinawa return deal

TOKYO, Japan - Takichi Nishiyama, a former reporter for major Japanese daily The Mainichi Shimbun, holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 14, 2014, after he and other plaintiffs lost a lawsuit against the state over the disclosure of secret diplomatic documents concerning the 1972 reversion of Okinawa to Japan from U.S. control. Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court's acknowledgement that the government may have surreptitiously destroyed the documents, but rejected the plaintiffs' appeal over the Tokyo High Court decision not to order the government to disclose them.

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Ex-press photographer sells his photo books in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - Hiroki Gomi (R), a former press photographer of Japan's Mainichi Shimbun, sells his photography books with co-authors in Cairo, Egypt, on June 8, 2014.

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Ex-press photographer holds photo collection

CAIRO, Egypt - Hiroki Gomi, a former press photographer of Japan's Mainichi Shimbun, holds his photo collection featuring gatekeepers in Cairo on June 9, 2014.

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Ex-reporter Nishiyama, U.S. expert Halperin in symposium

TOKYO, Japan - Takichi Nishiyama (L), the former Mainichi Shimbun reporter who uncovered the existence of a secret pact on the U.S. return of Okinawa, and Morton Halperin (R), former director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department, attend a symposium in Tokyo on May 10, 2014.

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PM Abe congratulates Olympic figure skating champion Hanyu

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talks with Yuzuru Hanyu, the gold medalist in the men's figure skating event of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, by phone in the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2014. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)

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Japan major leaguers with U.S. envoy

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy speaks at the envoy's official residence in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2014, sporting a Boston Red Sox jersey given to her by the major league team's Japanese pitchers Koji Uehara and Junichi Tazawa. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)

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Japan major leaguers with U.S. envoy

TOKYO, Japan - The Boston Red Sox's Japanese pitchers Koji Uehara (R) and Junichi Tazawa (L) and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (C) pose for photos at the envoy's official residence in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2014. Before them is the Major League Baseball World Series trophy which the Boston Red Sox won in 2013. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)

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Japan major leaguers with U.S. envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Boston Red Sox Japanese pitcher Koji Uehara (L) and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy pose for photos at the envoy's official residence in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2014. Before them is the Major League Baseball World Series trophy which the Boston Red Sox won in 2013. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)

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Japan major leaguers with U.S. envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Boston Red Sox's Japanese pitchers Koji Uehara (L) and Junichi Tazawa (2nd from L) and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy pose for photos after the players hand the major league team's uniform to Kennedy at the envoy's official residence in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2014. Uehara and Tazawa hold their numbers displayed at the Red Sox home stadium. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)

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Japan major leaguers with U.S. envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Boston Red Sox's Japanese pitchers Koji Uehara (2nd from L) and Junichi Tazawa (3rd from L) hand the major league team's uniform to U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R) at the envoy's official residence in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2014. At left is Red Sox Senior Vice President Adam Grossman. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)

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Kipruto wins Lake Biwa marathon

OTSU, Japan - Kenya's Vincent Kipruto crosses the finish line at Ojiyama Stadium in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 3, 2013, winning the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 34 seconds.

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Kipruto wins Lake Biwa marathon

OTSU, Japan - Kenya's Vincent Kipruto holds trophies in the award ceremony at Ojiyama stadium in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 3, 2013, after winning the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 34 seconds.

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Kyodo News, Mainichi Shimbun jet

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony is held at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 9, 2012, to name a small jet to be operated jointly by Kyodo News and Mainichi Shimbun for news coverage "Kibo" (hope).

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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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Yamamoto finishes 4th in Lake Biwa marathon

OTSU, Japan - Japan's Ryo Yamamoto crosses the finish line at Ojiyama stadium in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 4, 2012, placing fourth in the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 44 seconds.

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Ndungu wins Lake Biwa marathon

OTSU, Japan - Kenya's Samuel Ndungu crosses the finish line at Ojiyama stadium in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 4, 2012, to win the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in 2 hours, 7 minutes and 4 seconds.

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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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Court overturns ruling on disclosure of Okinawa reversion papers

TOKYO, Japan - Former Mainichi Shimbun reporter Takichi Nishiyama (L) and other plaintiffs hold a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2011, after the Tokyo High Court overturned a landmark lower court ruling that had ordered the state to disclose diplomatic documents on the 1972 reversion of Okinawa to Japan from U.S. control.

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Kipsang wins Lake Biwa Marathon

OTSU, Japan - Kenya's Wilson Kipyang crosses the finish line in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 6, 2011, winning the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 13 seconds.

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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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Saibara's 'manga' on real life win hearts

TOKYO, Japan - 'Manga' cartoonist Rieko Saibara holds up figurines of characters in her comic book series ''Mainichi Kasan'' (everyday mom) during an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2010. Several of Saibara's cartoon series have been adapted into films since 2009, with ''Mainichi Kasan'' being the latest and fifth one, scheduled to start showing in February. It depicts the 46-year-old cartoonist's own struggles in life -- being a mother of two and a wife of an alcoholic, getting divorced and then taking her dying ex-husband back into her home as he fights cancer.

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Court orders state to disclose Okinawa reversion papers

TOKYO, Japan - Takichi Nishiyama (L), a former reporter of the major daily Mainichi Shimbun, and other plaintiffs arrive at the Tokyo District Court on April 9, 2010. The court ordered the state to disclose diplomatic documents on the 1972 reversion of Okinawa, fully backing the plaintiffs in a suit.

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Court orders state to disclose Okinawa reversion papers

TOKYO, Japan - Takichi Nishiyama (C), a former reporter of the major daily Mainichi Shimbun, beams at a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2010, after the Tokyo District Court ordered the state to disclose diplomatic documents on the 1972 reversion of Okinawa, fully backing him and 24 other plaintiffs in a suit.

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Court orders state to disclose Okinawa reversion papers

TOKYO, Japan - Takichi Nishiyama (R), a former reporter of the major daily Mainichi Shimbun, beams at a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2010, after the Tokyo District Court ordered the state to disclose diplomatic documents on the 1972 reversion of Okinawa, fully backing him and 24 other plaintiffs in a suit.

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Journalist Omori, known for coverage of Vietnam War, dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan - Longtime journalist Minoru Omori (file photo), known for his coverage of the Vietnam War, died of pneumonia at a hospital in southern California on March 25, 2010. He was 88. Formerly a staff reporter at the Mainichi Shimbun, Omori received a prestigious prize for Japanese journalists in 1960 and another in 1965 but left the newspaper in 1966 after his feature story series on the Vietnam War was criticized by then U.S. Ambassador to Japan Edwin Reischauer.

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Japanese parliament probes secret pacts

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiko Togo, a former chief of the old Treaties Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, speaks about secret pacts reached by Japan and the United States during a session of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on March 19, 2010. Sitting behind Togo are (from L) former lower house member Hajime Morita, former Mainichi Shimbun reporter Takichi Nishiyama and former vice foreign minister Kunihiko Saito.

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Ex-Mainichi reporter Nishiyama speaks at lower house panel

TOKYO, Japan - Former Mainichi Shimbun reporter Takichi Nishiyama speaks as an unsworn witness during a session of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on March 19, 2010. The panel was held to investigate the so-called Japan-U.S. secret pacts and summoned Nishiyama, who was convicted of instigating a leak of state secrets after writing an article in 1971 that suggested the existence of one of the pacts, and three others.

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Tsegay wins Lake Biwa Marathon

OTSU, Japan - Ethiopian Yemane Tsegay crosses the finish line to win the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon at Ojiyama Stadium in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 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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Tergat wins Lake Biwa Marathon

OTSU, Japan - Former world record holder Paul Tergat crosses the finish line at Ojiyama stadium in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 1, winning the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon.