Staff from the website of one of Japan\u2019s leading news wire agencies arrived in the CNMI yesterday to cover this Saturday\u2019s 3rd Annual Saipan International Open Water Flipper Race Tournament.<\/p>\n
Jiji.com will feature the race and other local tourism attractions in early July at the start of the summer travel season in Japan. The website receives about 116-million page views each month, and coverage of the Northern Marianas is valued at an estimated $28,000.<\/p>\n
Over 30 participants from Japan have traveled to Saipan this week for the event, sponsored by the Marianas Visitors Authority and supported by the Community Sports Center Foundation of Japan. <\/p>\n
The tournament will allow participants to circumnavigate the 1.5-kilometer island at a leisure pace using masks, snorkels, flippers, and life jackets. Wetsuits are mandatory.<\/p>\n
Jiji supplies newspapers and television broadcasters across Japan with the latest news on a wide range of topics and specialized industries, making it popular with business people. While on Saipan, the shooting crew will also visit the Garapan Street Market, a barbeque dinner show at Fiesta Resort & Spa, and scenic sites such as flame trees in bloom. They will also cover Mandi Asia Spa and Mariana Resort, where they are staying during their FAM(iliarization) tour.<\/p>\n
The race cost is $25 for Northern Marianas residents with I.D. The deadline to register with the MVA is today, June 17, 2011, from 4:30pm to 5:30pm during the mandatory orientation at the American Memorial Park Amphitheater in Garapan. <\/p>\n
Ferries depart promptly at 4:45am the morning of the race, carrying participants and officials to Managaha. The race starts at 6:30am, with an island-style breakfast and awards ceremony at 9am on the white sand beaches of Managaha. <\/p>\n
There will be several age divisions: 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, and 60-and-up. Those age 18-and-under will be entered in the Junior Division.[I] (MVA)[\/I]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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