How Nobuhisa Sakata Brought the Hakone Ekiden to the Nation’s TV Screens

by Sota NakanishiThe 100th running of the Hakone Ekiden took place Jan. 2-3, 2024. Nobuhisa Sakata, 82, former deputy sports director at Nippon TV which began broadcasting Hakone with its 63rd edition in 1987, talked about the behind-the-scenes work that made the impossibility of a live broadcast of the massive two-day event a reality. Sakata became interested in the Hakone Ekiden with

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