In the men's 10,000m G race at the just-concluded Hachioji Long Distance Meet, Mebuki Suzuki (Toyota Motor) ran a time of 27:05.92 , breaking the Japanese national record.

Hachioji Long Distance MeetThe event began in 1998 and now has more than 25 years of history. During that time many records have been broken, including new Japanese and world athletics records, and these achievements are etched into each athlete's life story. The organizers aim to build this meet into the "best in the world", hoping to benefit athletes as well as spectators, supporters and everyone involved!

Japan all-time top 10 — 10,000m 

27.05.92　Mebuki Suzuki

27.09.80　Kazuya Shiojiri

27.12.53　Tomoki Ota

27.13.04　Akira Aizawa

27.17.46　Jun Kasai 

27.21.45　Yamato Yoshii

27.21.52　Kazuma Maeda

27.22.31　Ren Tazawa 

27.25.73　Tatsuhiko Ito 

27.27.49　Takuya Hanyu