Veteran comedian�Hazama Kanpei (61) who has been challenging an "Earth Marathon" in which he goes around the Earth by foot and by yacht, has�finally�come back to Japan.

It's been two years since he has last stepped foot on Japanese soil, as Hazama left Osaka back in December 2008 and ran through 18 countries. �Finally though, on January 4th, he arrived at Fukuoka, Japan to a warm welcoming party that included his wife. �Now, Hazama will start running toward his goal, Osaka-jo Ongakudo, and he hopes to make it by January 21st.

<Track Of Hazama Kanpei's "Earth Marathon">

?�2008
Dec. 17th: Started from Namba Grand Kagetsu, Osaka
?2009
Jan. 1st: Start trans-Pacific by yacht from Kamogawa, Chiba
Mar. 11th: Arrived to Los Angeles
July 9th: Arrived to New York
July 28th: Accomplished half around the Earth
Aug. 17th: Arrived to Le Havre harbor, France
Nov. 26th: Got carjacked in Serbia
Dec. 14th: Entered in Asia by trans-Bosporus Istanbul,�Turkey
Dec. 31st:�Accomplished running 10,000km in Ankara, Turkey
?2010
Jan. 13th: Confessed that he was diganosed with�Prostate Cancer
Jan. 31st: Total travel distance reached 30,000km in Turkey
Apr. 15th: Adjourned the "Eath Marathon" due to the treatment for Prostate Cancer
Jun. 19th: Continued marathon in Turkmenistan
Aug. 9th: Entered�illegally�in Kyrgyz Republic by accident, and got restrained for a time
Aug 25th: Entered in the last country, China
Dec. 27th: Ran through�Eurasian Continent, and arrived to Qingdao, China
?2011
Jan. 1st: Sailed toward Japan
Jan. 4th: Arrived to Fukuoka, Japan
Jan. 21st: Scheduled to reach the goal, Osaka-jo Ongakudo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGYkl5c8EJQ

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