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Japan Golf Tour record winner Jumbo Ozaki dies at 78

Masashi Ozaki lifts the victor's trophy after winning the ANA Open golf tournament at Sapporo Golf Club in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2002, becoming the oldest winner on the Japan Golf Tour at 55 years and 7 months. Nicknamed Jumbo Ozaki, he died of sigmoid colon cancer aged 78 on Dec. 23, 2025, after scoring 112 wins, the most for a Japanese player, including 94 on the Japan Golf Tour.

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Baseball: Yakult Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami

The Central League's Munetaka Murakami of the Yakult Swallows hits a two-run home run in the second inning of a Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star game against the Pacific League at Es Con Field Hokkaido in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, on July 23, 2024.

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Baseball: Nippon Ham player Wang Po-jung

Wang Po-jung of the Nippon Ham Fighters hits a solo home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Lotte Marines at Es Con Field Hokkaido in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Aug. 17, 2023.

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Fudo wins Meiji Chocolate Cup golf tournament

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Yuri Fudo poses with the trophy after winning the Meiji Chocolate Cup golf tournament at Sapporo International Country Club in the city of Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, on July 11, 2010.

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Fudo wins Meiji Chocolate Cup golf tournament

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Yuri Fudo celebrates after winning the Meiji Chocolate Cup golf tournament at Sapporo International Country Club in the city of Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, on July 11, 2010.

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Taniguchi takes ANA Open for 1st win in 2 years

SAPPORO, Japan - Toru Taniguchi poses with the winner's trophy after winning the ANA Open golf tournament at Sapporo Golf Club's Wattsu Course in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, on Sept. 20, 2009.

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Round mistakenly fired by ASDF fighter into parking lot

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - A shot mistakenly fired by a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-4 fighter during a drill in Hokkaido was found in the parking lot of a rehabilitation center in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido on June 25.

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Car damaged by shots mistakenly fired by ASDF fighter

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - A car in a parking lot in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, was damaged June 25 by 20-millimeter rounds mistakenly fired by a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) fighter during a drill on Japan's northernmost island. Nobody was injured.