Hazama has cancer but continues run-and-sail trip around globe

Hazama has cancer but continues run-and-sail trip around globe

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (file photo), now on a run-and-sail trip around the world, has prostate cancer, organizers for the trip said on Jan. 14. But the 60-year-old comedian will continue his Earth Marathon, covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea, while undergoing treatment.

Comedian Hazama enters Asia on run-and-sail Earth Marathon

Comedian Hazama enters Asia on run-and-sail Earth Marathon

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama (C), now on a run-and-sail trip around the world, poses with some Japanese people living in Turkey after entering the Asian part of Istanbul from the European side by crossing the Bosphorus Bridge on Dec. 14, 2009. The 60-year-old comedian left Osaka in western Japan on Dec. 17, 2008, for his Earth Marathon covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea.

Comedian Hazama enters Asia on run-and-sail Earth Marathon

Comedian Hazama enters Asia on run-and-sail Earth Marathon

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama, now on a run-and-sail trip around the world, celebrates after entering the Asian part of Istanbul from the European side by crossing the Bosphorus Bridge on Dec. 14, 2009. The 60-year-old comedian left Osaka in western Japan on Dec. 17, 2008, for his Earth Marathon covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea.

Japanese comedian arrives at N.Y. on run-and-sail Earth Marathon

Japanese comedian arrives at N.Y. on run-and-sail Earth Marathon

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama, who is running and sailing around the world, arrives in New York's Manhattan on July 8, after finishing nearly half of his Earth Marathon covering 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea over a period of two and a half years.

Japanese comedian Hazama arrives in Long Beach

Japanese comedian Hazama arrives in Long Beach

LOS ANGELES, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama (L) is greeted by his wife Mitsuyo after arriving by yacht in Long Beach, California, on March 10 as he runs and sails around the world. Hazama departed Osaka in western Japan on Dec. 17, 2008, on a journey that will cover 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea.

Japanese comedian Hazama arrives in Long Beach

Japanese comedian Hazama arrives in Long Beach

LOS ANGELES, United States - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama poses on his yacht as he arrives in Long Beach, California, on March 10 on a two-and-a-half year, round-the-world trip combining running and yachting. Hazama departed Osaka in western Japan on Dec. 17, 2008, on a journey that will cover 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea.

Japanese comedian sets out on around-the-world run-and-sail trek

Japanese comedian sets out on around-the-world run-and-sail trek

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama exchanges high-fives with his fans at the Nanba Grand Kagetu theater in Osaka on Dec. 17 as he sets off on a trip around the world combining marathon running and yachting aiming to cover 20,000 kilometers on land and 16,000 km at sea over a period of about two-and-a-half years. Updates on the journey, which is scheduled to take the 59-year-old comedian to the Atlantic Ocean, Europe and Asia before he returns to Japan, will be posted regularly on the Internet, organizers of the ''Earth Marathon'' event said.