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Updated at 1:55 p.m., Friday, January 19, 2007

20% fewer Japanese view Honolulu Marathon broadcast

Advertiser Staff

About 2.1 million Japanese households watched a delayed broadcast of last month's 2006 Honolulu Marathon, a more than 20 percent decrease compared to the previous year.

The Tokyo Broadcasting System aired a 55-minute tape of the marathon on Jan. 8. Last year marathon officials said viewership of the 2005 marathon grew 6.7 percent to more than 2.7 million Japanese households.