Hatsumōde (first shrine visit of the year), osechi (celebratory feast) and Hakone Ekiden (what some people call the greatest race on earth): These are three of the Japanese New Year’s traditions that ...

TOKYO — It is the sheer grit, and heartbreak, of runners such as Yuji Nakamura that once again will keep tens of millions of Japanese glued to their TVs for 13 hours Wednesday and Thursday. Nakamura ...

Now ekiden's greatest modern coach believes it can also become a global event on the Olympic stage -- and even contribute to world peace. Ekiden involves teams of runners covering long-distance relay ...

Tokai University stunned a national audience by capturing its first-ever Hakone ekiden title with a tournament record at the last edition in January. The team is ready to do it again. This time, with ...

In an age of instant gratification, where brevity is king, it may come as a surprise to learn of this annual sporting event that’s watched by half a nation’s population NATIONAL INTEREST: The Hakone ...

Keigo Yuhara, the final runner for Aoyama Gakuin University, is tossed into the air by his teammates in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Jan. 3. 2019 after the university won the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden ...

In political science, there is a body of research devoted to media framing effects, which is the term social scientists use to describe how media coverage of political events influences public ...

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Now ekiden's greatest modern coach believes it can also become a global event on the Olympic stage -- and even contribute to world peace. Ekiden involves teams of runners covering long-distance relay ...