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North Wales author and runner tackled the famous Tokyo Tower climb with his son and daughter.

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*Pictured above - far right - NW author and runner Paul Stroud, with his  son Leo and daughter Emily at the start of the Tokyo Tower climb race.  *A  nervous moment for dad Paul (*above left), as his son Leo awaits the white starting flag  prior to his climb up the iconic tower. North Wales author and runner tackled the famous Tokyo Tower climb with his son Leo and daughter Emily. Report by Don Hale. Photos by Marie Stroud. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com Prolific author and keen runner Paul Stroud, who writes for the North Wales based publishers Coast & Country, and this blog, took part in the gruelling Tokyo Tower race climb last week for a second year, with his teenage son Leo, and daughter Emily. Now based in this vibrant Japanese city, ex-pat Paul made a brave effort to tackle the 600 plus stairs at this iconic landmark, which took the athletes up to the main deck, about 150 metres above ground.  The race included many hundreds of staggered entrie...

THE MAGNIFICENT JAPANESE J-LEAGUE - Paul Stroud's exciting new book about Japanese football.

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*Pictured above - author Paul R Stroud with his wife Marie at a Japanese match. Special NW Coast and Country Author Spotlight Feature Welcome to another new author feature in conjunction with Amazon. Report by Don Hale. donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2025   ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Paul R Stroud.    MAGNIFICENT J-LEAGUE: From the tribal warfare of England’s terraces to the respectful exuberance of the beautiful game in Japan. An English fan’s ... what sets the J-League apart from the rest. Paperback – 24 June 2025. J リーグ    サッカ グサッカ *This is an Amazon link to Paul Stroud’s new paperback book - MAGNIFICENT J-LEAGUE:   https://amzn.to/428zEBI *This the Amazon link to  Paul Stroud's new ebook link to the MAGNIFIECEN J-LEAGUE:   https://amzn.to/45OvfH2 *This is the link to Paul Stroud's other books on Amazon:   https://amzn.to/3HWPSab   The author of Magnificent J-League, Paul Stroud, provides us with a fascinating insight into what it has been like foll...