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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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US: Tesla Diner, Supercharger Station Opens in Hollywood 2

Elon Musk’s first Tesla diner, drive-in theater and Supercharger station has officially opened in Hollywood, California on Monday, July 21. Tesla’s humanoid Optimus robots greeted fans and handed out popcorn to customers.

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US: Tesla Diner, Supercharger Station Opens in Hollywood

Elon Musk’s first Tesla diner, drive-in theater and Supercharger station has officially opened in Hollywood, California on Monday, July 21. Tesla’s humanoid Optimus robots greeted fans and handed out popcorn to customers.

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UK: Major Fire Erupts at Recycling Warehouse in Rushden

A major fire broke out at a recycling warehouse in Rushden, Northamptonshire, on Friday, May 23. Nearby residents were advised to avoid the area and stay indoors with windows closed.

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Golf: ANA Open

Hideto Tanihara poses with the trophy after winning the ANA Open golf tournament on Sept. 17, 2023, at Sapporo Golf Club's Wattsu course in Kitahiroshima in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Oda wins ANA Open

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Japan's Komei Oda holds the victor's trophy after winning the ANA Open at Sapporo Golf Club's Wattsu Course in Hokkaido on Sept. 22, 2013. Oda closed at 15-under 273 to capture his first title of the season and sixth of his career.

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Meiji Cup golf

SAPPORO, Japan - South Korea's Na Da Ye holds the trophy after winning the Meiji Cup, her first win on the Japan LPGA tour, at Sapporo Kokusai Country Club in Hokkaido on Aug. 11, 2013.

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Australia's Barnes wins ANA Open

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Australia's Kurt Barnes poses with the winner's trophy after his victory in the ANA Open at Sapporo Golf Club's Wattsu Course in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Golfer Ishikawa turns 19

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa blows the candles on a cake to mark his 19th birthday at the Sapporo Golf Club in Hokkaido on Sept. 17, 2010. Ishikawa shot a 73 and was six strokes off the pace after the second round of the ANA Open.

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Golfer Ishikawa at ANA Open

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa hits his 3rd shot on the 17th hole at Sapporo Golf Club in Hokkaido on the first day of the ANA Open golf tournament. Money leader Ishikawa remained a 2-under 70 to tie for eighth after the first round of the tournament.

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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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Teenage golfer Ishikawa celebrates his 18th birthday

SAPPORO, Japan - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa (C) celebrates his 18th birthday on the first day of the ANA Open at Sapporo Golf Club's Wattsu Course on Sept. 17, 2009. The birthday boy enjoyed a bogey-free round, carding an eagle and two birdies en route to a 68 and an eight-way share of seventh.

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Investigators examine hole on golf course in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Investigators on April 3 examine a hole into which a 38-year-old woman from Sapporo fell and died the previous day while playing golf with her husband and their children at the Le Petaw Golf Club in Abira in Hokkaido, some 20 kilometers from New Chitose Airport.

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Japan's Yano wins ANA Open golf in Hokkaido

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Japan's Azuma Yano holds the winner's trophy after his victory at the ANA Open at Sapporo Golf Club in Hokkaido on Sept. 21.

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Fudo holds on, becomes 1st 1 billion yen player on JLPGA tour

SAPPORO, Japan - Yuri Fudo holds up the winner's trophy after her victory in the Meiji Chocolate Cup golf tournament at Sapporo International Country Club in Kita-Hiroshima, Hokkaido, on July 13. Fudo become the first player to reach 1 billion yen in career earnings on the Japan LPGA tour.

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Shinozaki prevails in playoff to win ANA Open

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Unheralded Norio Shinozaki wins a three-way playoff to capture the first title of his journeyman career at the ANA Open at Sapporo Golf Club's Wattsu Course on Sept. 16.

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Oyama wins wire-to-wire at Meiji Chocolate Cup

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Shiho Oyama holds up the trophy after winning the Meiji Chocolate Cup golf tournament on the Sapporo International Country Club's Shimamatsu Course in Hokkaido on July 8.

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Kondo captures 2nd career win at ANA Open

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Tomohiro Kondo responds to the galleries after capturing his second career victory at the ANA Open at Sapporo Golf Club's par-71 Watts Course in Hokkaido on Sept. 17.

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Moromizato wins women's national amateur c'ship

YUNI, Japan - Shinobu Moromizato, considered a future prospect on the women's professional tour, watches her driver shot on the final day of the women's national amateur golf championship at Sapporo Golf Club Yuni in Hokkaido on June 25. She defeated Chika Yamamoto 4 and 3 to win her first title.

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Moromizato wins women's national amateur c'ship

YUNI, Japan - Shinobu Moromizato poses with her cup in hand after defeating Chika Yamamoto 4 and 3 in the final to win her first title at the women's national amateur golf championship at Sapporo Golf Club Yuni in Hokkaido on June 25.

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Thailand's Chawalit captures ANA Open

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Chawalit Plaphol of Thailand reacts after claiming his first victory on the Japanese tour at the ANA Open at Sapporo Golf Club's Wattsu Course in Hokkaido on Sept. 19. Teeing off with a one-stroke advantage, the 30-year-old had five birdies and three bogeys and closed on a 17-under total of 271, one shot clear of South Korea's Y.E. Yang.

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Thailand's Chawalit holds onto ANA Open lead

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Thailand's Chawalit Plaphol clung onto his lead at the ANA Open after a helter-skelter round of 2-under-par 70 at Sapporo Golf Club's Wattsu Course in Hokkaido on Sept. 18.

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Fukushima cruises to 10-shot win at Chateraise Queen's Cup

IWAMIZAWA, Japan - Akiko Fukushima holds up her trophy after winning the Chateraise Queen's Cup golf tournament at Chateraise Country Club Sapporo in the town of Kuriyama, Hokkaido, on July 11.

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Taiwanese Yeh wins ANA Open for 1st victory in Japan

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Taiwan's Yeh Wei-tze holes out with a birdie to clinch victory with an 11-under-par 277 total and a one-stroke advantage over Tsuyoshi Yoneyama and Masashi Ozaki at the ANA Open at Sapporo Golf Club on Sept. 21.

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(2)Jones wins 3-way playoff at Sun Chlorella golf

ISHIKARI, Japan - Australia's Brendan Jones (L) is about to shake hands with Daisuke Maruyama (R) and Taichi Teshima (C), both of Japan, after winning the 130 million yen Sun Chlorella Classic in a three-way playoff at Sapporo Golf Club on Aug. 10.

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(1)Jones wins 3-way playoff at Sun Chlorella golf

ISHIKARI, Japan - Australia's Brendan Jones grins after defeating Taichi Teshima and overnight leader Daisuke Maruyama in a playoff to win the 130 million yen Sun Chlorella Classic at Sapporo Golf Club on Aug. 10.

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Yano, Maruyama split 3rd-round lead at Sun Chlorella

ISHIKARI, Japan - Daisuke Maruyama putts on the 17th hole during the third round of the Sun Chlorella Classic at Sapporo Golf Club on Aug. 9. He shared the lead with Azuma Yano heading into the final round on Aug. 10.

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(1)Yano, Maruyama split 3rd-round lead at Sun Chlorella

ISHIKARI, Japan - Azuma Yano watches his approach shot during the third round of the Sun Chlorella Classic at Sapporo Golf Club on Aug. 9. Yano equaled the day's low score to move into a share of first place with overnight leader Daisuke Maruyama.

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Ozaki wins ANA Open golf match

WATTSU, Japan - Masashi Ozaki from Japan holds up the trophy after winning the ANA Open golf competition Sept. 22 at the Sapporo Golf Club Wattsu Course in Hokkaido.

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Pena wins Sun Chlorella Classic golf

ISHIKARI, Japan - Christian Pena of the United States kisses the trophy after winning the Sun Chlorella Classic golf tournament Aug. 11 at Sapporo Bay Golf Club in Hokkaido.

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Taiwan's Lin wins ANA Open golf tournament

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Lin Keng-chi of Taiwan holds up a trophy after he won the ANA Open golf tournament at Sapporo Golf Club in Hokkaido on Sept. 16.

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Taiwan's Lin grabs halfway lead at ANA Open golf

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Taiwan's Lin Keng-chi watches his tee shot on the second day Sept. 14 of the ANA Open golf tournament on the Sapporo Golf Club's Watts Course. Lin shot a solid 2-under-par 70 in tough conditions to take a one-stroke lead.

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Fujita wins Sun Chlorella golf

ISHIKARI, Japan - Hiroyuki Fujita wins the Sun Chlorella Classic in a playoff Aug. 5 for his second career victory and first in four years on the Japanese tour. Fujita beat veteran Katsuyoshi Tomori on the first extra hole after both players finished the 72-hole tournament at 5-under 283 at the Sapporo Bay Golf Club in Hokkaido.

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Hosokawa hangs on for ANA Open golf victory

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Kazuhiko Hosokawa overcomes a pair of bogeys on the back nine and hangs on to win the ANA Open golf tournament at Sapporo Golf Club's Wattsu Course in Hokkaido on Sept. 19, holding off late charges by Katsuyoshi Tomori and Naomichi Ozaki for a one-shot victory.

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Thailand's Chawalit captures ANA Open

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Chawalit Plaphol of Thailand reacts after claiming his first victory on the Japanese tour at the ANA Open at Sapporo Golf Club's Wattsu Course in Hokkaido on Sept. 19. Teeing off with a one-stroke advantage, the 30-year-old had five birdies and three bogeys and closed on a 17-under total of 271, one shot clear of South Korea's Y.E. Yang. (Kyodo)

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Moromizato wins women's national amateur c'ship

YUNI, Japan - Shinobu Moromizato poses with her cup in hand after defeating Chika Yamamoto 4 and 3 in the final to win her first title at the women's national amateur golf championship at Sapporo Golf Club Yuni in Hokkaido on June 25. (Kyodo)

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Kondo captures 2nd career win at ANA Open

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Tomohiro Kondo responds to the galleries after capturing his second career victory at the ANA Open at Sapporo Golf Club's par-71 Watts Course in Hokkaido on Sept. 17. (Kyodo)

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Fudo holds on, becomes 1st 1 billion yen player on JLPGA tour

SAPPORO, Japan - Yuri Fudo holds up the winner's trophy after her victory in the Meiji Chocolate Cup golf tournament at Sapporo International Country Club in Kita-Hiroshima, Hokkaido, on July 13. Fudo become the first player to reach 1 billion yen in career earnings on the Japan LPGA tour. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Yano wins ANA Open golf in Hokkaido

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Japan's Azuma Yano holds the winner's trophy after his victory at the ANA Open at Sapporo Golf Club in Hokkaido on Sept. 21. (Kyodo)

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Ozaki wins ANA Open golf match

WATTSU, Japan - Masashi Ozaki from Japan holds up the trophy after winning the ANA Open golf competition Sept. 22 at the Sapporo Golf Club Wattsu Course in Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa wins ANA Open

Ryo Ishikawa responds to the gallery after winning the 2015 ANA Open Golf Tournament at the Sapporo Golf Club in Kitahiroshima in Japan's northernmost island prefecture of Hokkaido on Sept. 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ishikawa wins ANA Open

Ryo Ishikawa responds to the gallery after winning the 2015 ANA Open Golf Tournament at the Sapporo Golf Club in Kitahiroshima in Japan's northernmost island prefecture of Hokkaido on Sept. 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Nishiyama shows off Meiji Cup golf tournament trophy

Japan's Yukari Nishiyama poses with the trophy after winning the Meiji Cup women's professional golf tournament at the Sapporo Kokusai Country Club in Kitahiroshima in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido on Aug. 9, 2015. It was her first career title on Japan's LPGA tour. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Nishiyama wins Meiji Cup women's golf tournament

Japan's Yukari Nishiyama (R) gets a hug from Ai Suzuki after defeating her compatriot in a playoff on the second hole to win the Meiji Cup women's professional golf tournament at the Sapporo Kokusai Country Club in Kitahiroshima in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido on Aug. 9, 2015. It was her first career title on Japan's LPGA tour. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese golfer Ishikawa scores birdie at ANA Open tourney

Ryo Ishikawa of Japan scores a birdie on the 14th hole in the ANA Open professional golf tournament at the Sapporo Golf Club in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on Sept. 20, 2015, en route to his 12th career title on the JGTO tour in the home country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese golfer Ishikawa shows off victory cup

Ryo Ishikawa of Japan shows off a victory cup after capturing the ANA Open professional golf tournament at the Sapporo Golf Club in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on Sept. 20, 2015. The win was his 12th career title on the JGTO tour in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thai player Marksaeng leads 1st-round ANA Open golf tourney

Thailand's Prayad Marksaeng makes a tee shot on the 18th hole on the opening day of the 2015 ANA Open Golf Tournament on Sept. 17, 2015, at the Sapporo Golf Club in Kitahiroshima on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido. He had a 6-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ishikawa tied for 4th in 1st-day ANA Open golf tourney

Japan's Ryo Ishikawa hits an approach shot from a point near the green on the ninth hole for a birdie to card a 4-under 68 for a fourth-place tie on the first day of the 2015 ANA Open Golf Tournament at the Sapporo Golf Club in Kitahiroshima on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido on Sept. 17, 2015. It was his first domestic tour event of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo