By SHINGO KUZUTANI/ Staff Photographer
March 12, 2021 at 07:00 JST
Feb. 6, 2021: Sora Sasaki out on a run near his home in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture. He is a middle-distance runner for 800- and 1,500-meter races at the track and field club of the local high school he attends. (Shingo Kuzutani)
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