Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei waahanga - I eke ia ki te rongonui me te mētara koura i runga i te ara neke atu i te 3000 mita i te 1981 Asian Athletics Championships me te wikitoria i te whakataetae 20 km wahine i te huihuinga haurua o Sapporo. I haere tonu ia ki te arotahi ki nga huihuinga huarahi ka wikitoria i te 1982 Chiba Marathon me te 1983 Nike OTC Marathon. Ko tana 2:30:30 i te tau 19 i taua whakataetae ko te World Junior Record. Ko ia te kaihauturu i te 1984 Osaka Ladies Marathon, he hua i arahina ai ia ki te raina tiimata o te marathon wahine Olympic tuatahi
He aha? I roto i ona hua atu, ko ia te tuatoru i te 1989 Hokkaido Marathon me te 19th i te 1990 London Marathon.