Organizers of the 40th Annual Ome City Marathon were furious when Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara scheduled the first Tokyo Marathon for Feb. 18, the same day as their race.
But Ishihara refused to change the date, steamrolling Ome committee members in the process.
So how did the hawkish governor then end up as the honorary starter at rescheduled Feb. 4 Ome race?
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.