The is the national governing body for the sport of
athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
in
Japan.
Presidents
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Ryōzō Hiranuma (1929–1958)
*Hiroshi Kasuga (1958–1964)
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Ichirō Kōno (1965)
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Kenzō Kōno (1965–1975)
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Hanji Aoki (1975–1999)
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Yōhei Kōno
is a Japanese politician and a former President of the Liberal Democratic Party. He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from November 2003 until August 2009, when the LDP lost its majority in the 2009 election. Kōno served as sp ...
(1999–2013)
*Hiroshi Yokokawa (2013–)
Kit suppliers
Japan's kits are currently supplied by
Asics.
Competitions
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IAAF World Athletics Tour Osaka Meeting
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Japan Championships in Athletics
The is an annual outdoor track and field competition, organized by Japan Association of Athletics Federations. Currently it takes place in June or July. The competition is also for the qualifying trial for the Japanese national team of internatio ...
*National High School Championships in Athletics
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National High School Ekiden
*Japan Junior Championships in Athletics
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Tokyo Marathon
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Yokohama Women's Marathon
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Nagoya International Women's Marathon
The , named until the 2010 race, is an annual marathon race for female runners over the classic distance of 42 km and 195 metres, held in Nagoya, Japan in early March every year. It holds World Athletics Platinum road race status. It ...
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Osaka International Women's Marathon
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Fukuoka International Marathon Championship
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Biwako Mainichi Marathon
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International Chiba Ekiden
The International Chiba Ekiden was an annual team road running competition held in Chiba, Japan in late November. The marathon relay race, or ekiden as it is known in Japan, is one of the prominent annual races of its kind. The competition is spl ...
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Fukuoka International Cross Country Meet
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Chiba International Cross Country Championships
See also
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1991 World Championships in Athletics
The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1. 1517 athletes from 167 countries participa ...
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2007 World Championships in Athletics
The 11th World Championships in Athletics, () under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007. 200 of the IAAF's 212 member federat ...
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2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships
External links
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Federation
A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government ( federalism). In a federation, the self-govern ...
Athletics Federations
National governing bodies for athletics
Sports organizations established in 1925