Japan Times 2001: Ichiro is American League MVP

What happened: The supplied content is a Japan Times archive item from Nov. 3, 1926, reporting that Fumiko Terao set a world record in the 100-meter dash at the Meiji Shrine Sports Carnival. The headline about Ichiro being American League MVP is not covered in the content. Key numbers: 100-meter dash in 12.7 seconds; previous record 12.8 seconds set in England in 1922; Japanese record 13 seconds. Why it matters: The report states the mark beat the old English record by one-tenth of a second and eclipsed the Japanese record by more than three-tenths of a second.

The supplied content is a Japan Times archive item from Nov. 3, 1926, reporting that Fumiko Terao set a world record in the 100-meter dash at the Meiji Shrine Sports Carnival. The headline about Ichiro being American League MVP is not covered in the content.

The report states the mark beat the old English record by one-tenth of a second and eclipsed the Japanese record by more than three-tenths of a second.