The following announcement was made by the Tokyo Marathon Foundation about change of the race (Feb.17, 2020)
To the registered runners of the Tokyo Marathon 2020

Japan Association for Refugees (JAR) has been selected as a recipient program for the Tokyo Marathon 2020 Charity. Tokyo Marathon 2020 will be held Sunday, March 1, 2020.
The Tokyo Marathon Charity will recruit 5,000 charity runners. Charity runners can make donations to a recipient charity organization of their own choice, including the Japan Association for Refugees (JAR).
The recruitment of charity runners is scheduled to start from July 2nd 2019 10:00am until July 8th 5:00pm.
The donations received through the Tokyo Marathon 2020 Charity will be used to support and provide emergency assistance to refugees arriving to Japan. Running the Tokyo Marathon 2020 as a charity runner is a great opportunity to raise awareness too. We will be cheering you on while you run!
For more information, please visit the website below. Please pass this information to any runners around you, too!
Tokyo Marathon 2020 Charity × Japan Association for Refugees (JAR)
“Run for Life“
Japan Association for Refugees is a recipient program for the Tokyo Marathon 2020 Charity.
Tokyo Marathon 2020 Charity Official Website