Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Na Febụwarị 5, 2006 na Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon, o mebiri ndekọ ịgba ọsọ okporo ụzọ nke kilomita 15 site na ịgba ọsọ ahụ na nkeji 46:55. Tirunesh Dibaba nke Etiopia mere ka ndekọ ahụ dị mma ruo nkeji 46:28 na 2009. N'oge agbụrụ ahụ na Marugame, o setịpụkwara ihe ndekọ Asia na ọkara marathon. O nwekwuru ihe ịga nke ọma n'ụlọ ya n'oge na-adịghị anya mgbe o meriri na Fukuoka International Cross Country. Ọ gbara asọmpi na 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
, nke emekwara na Fukuoka, wee were ọnọdụ nke isii n'ọsọ ogologo <unk> otu n'ime naanị ndị na-agba ọsọ abụọ na-abụghị ndị East Africa iji banye n'elu iri. Ọ rụzuru nke a mere ka ụmụnwaanyị Japan nweta ọla nchara n'asọmpi ndị otu. O nwetara ọla nchara na egwu na 2006 IAAF World Cup, nke atọ karịa 5000 m ma were ọla edo 10,000 m na 2006 Asian Games <unk> mmeri mbụ ya na asọmpi egwuregwu.