BY HIDEKI YANARU/ Staff Writer
February 13, 2020 at 13:42 JST
Kumamon, the Kumamoto prefectural mascot, encourages participants in the Kumamoto Castle Marathon as they leave the starting line in Feb. 2017. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
KUMAMOTO--Organizers of marathons planned here, in Kita-Kyushu and Kyoto have requested that runners from China stay away from the events to be held Feb. 16 because of the coronavirus epidemic. [Read More]
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