[citation needed] The 2007 marathon was also a representative selection race of the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka.

Masakazu Fujiwara became the race's first Japanese male winner at the fourth edition.

This was only the second time a runner ran below 2h06 in Japan, after Tsegaye Kebede in Fukuoka Marathon (December 6, 2009).

[6] In January 2020, rock musician Hyde released the song "Believing in Myself" as a single inspired by the event.

[8] The prior year's men's winner, Ethiopian Birhanu Legese, successfully defended his title by winning with a time of 2:04:15.

[13][14][15] Additionally, all overseas runners were barred from competing, with their entries automatically transferred to 2023.