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November 20, 2025

First Look! Behind the Scenes of the Daihatsu Track and Field Team
The People Who Keep the Team Running—Director and Staff Edition

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Hello everyone!
With a history spanning more than 30 years, the Daihatsu Track and Field Team is now* made up of 13 athletes who train and compete every day alongside their director, coaches, and managers united as one team.

In preparation for the Princess Ekiden 2025 (the All-Japan Corporate Women’s Ekiden Qualifier) held on October 19, Chiken and Yagi from the Inner Communication Group went behind the scenes to cover the team’s training and camp, scenes rarely seen by the public!

* As of November　4

Hello everyone!
With a history spanning more than 30 years, the Daihatsu Track and Field Team is now* made up of 13 athletes who train and compete every day alongside their director, coaches, and managers united as one team.

In preparation for the Princess Ekiden 2025 (the All-Japan Corporate Women’s Ekiden Qualifier) held on October 19, Chiken and Yagi from the Inner Communication Group went behind the scenes to cover the team’s training and camp, scenes rarely seen by the public!

* As of November　4

The People Who Keep the Team Running

We focused on the coaches, managers, and director who are working behind the scenes to support the team and are rarely in the spotlight. Each of them are dedicated to their own role, giving everything for the team.

With their support, the athletes trained with intense focus, at times their serious expressions giving way to relaxed smiles. We invite you to see the dedicated efforts of the coaches, managers, and director who keep the team running, captured in this video. Be sure to take a look!

How was it?
Through this coverage, we were reminded just how much those who support the team drives the athletes and the entire team forward. Watching the partners of the Daihatsu Track and Field Team challenge themselves while supporting one another also made us realize that there are lessons here we can apply to our own work.

We Took a Quick Peek👀

My name is Yagi, a former member of the team. Although injuries kept me from competing on the front stage, I had the opportunity to cover the team’s training and camp as a graduate of the Daihatsu Track and Field Team.

Seeing the team from a different perspective than in my active years, I found them warmer and stronger than I had imagined.

Coach Jumonji leads the athletes with constant communication and encouragement.
Coach Kakimoto pushes the team forward with consistency, never minding his own condition.
Coach Takei, incorporating humor, helps struggling athletes with sincerity.
Managers Matsui and Ogawa prepare everything so the athletes can focus on training and competition, offering gentle yet at times firm words to bring new awareness.
And finally, Director Yamanaka, who values above all the smiles of the athletes.

The larger “Daihatsu family” supporting the 13 athletes formed the foundation of the team.

The athletes ran freely, speaking out to each other and training with constant smiles.
Seeing this, I was so moved that I regretted how immature I had been, thinking, “I should have stuck with it a little longer.”

Not only the athletes, but each and every staff member is a part of the team, all looking in the same direction.
This experience made me realize once again that this sense of unity is the source of the Daihatsu Track and Field Team’s strength!

Go for it, Daihatsu Track and Field Team!

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