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Japan Golf Tour record winner Jumbo Ozaki dies at 78

Masashi Ozaki acknowledges the fans after winning the Japan PGA Championship at Phoenix Country Club in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 19, 1971, for his first career win. 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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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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Japan PM Ishiba at U.N.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (on the podium) addresses the U.N. General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at U.N.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (on the podium) addresses the U.N. General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (foreground) fields the ball to ground out the Arizona Diamondbacks' James McCann (far L) in a double play to end the fifth inning of a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani meets the press after a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani grounds out in the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Jalen Beeks (bottom) strikes out Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani in the seventh inning of a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani flies out in the third inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (R) tags out the Arizona Diamondbacks' Jake McCarthy in the sixth inning of a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (L) chases after the ball to tag out the Arizona Diamondbacks' Jake McCarthy (R) in the sixth inning of a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Mets vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits an RBI single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Mets vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits an RBI single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Mets vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits an RBI single in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani looks up at a foul ball hit by the Arizona Diamondbacks' Geraldo Perdomo in the sixth inning of a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani hugs manager Dave Roberts in the dugout after pitching six scoreless innings in a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (R) tags out the Arizona Diamondbacks' Jake McCarthy in the sixth inning of a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani is greeted by teammates in the dugout after pitching six scoreless innings in a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani pitches during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani pitches during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani fields a ground ball hit by the Arizona Diamondbacks' Jake McCarthy in the sixth inning of a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani reacts after grounding out the Arizona Diamondbacks' James McCann in a double play to end the fifth inning of a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (L) celebrates with catcher Ben Rortvedt after grounding out the Arizona Diamondbacks' James McCann in a double play to end the fifth inning of a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani fields the ball hit by the Arizona Diamondbacks' Alek Thomas during the third inning of a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani reacts after being hit by a sharp line drive single off the bat of the Arizona Diamondbacks' Alek Thomas in the third inning of a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani pitches during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani pitches during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani pitches during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at U.N.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses the U.N. General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at U.N.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses the U.N. General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at U.N.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses the U.N. General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Pro-Palestine rally in New York

People protest against the Israel-Palestine war near the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2025, during the annual U.N. General Assembly session.

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Japan PM Ishiba at U.N.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (on the podium) addresses the U.N. General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at U.N.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses the U.N. General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at U.N.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses the U.N. General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Anti-Trump rally in N.Y.

People protest U.S. President Donald Trump near the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2025, during the annual U.N. General Assembly session.

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Anti-Trump rally in N.Y.

A demonstrator holds a banner blocking a street as a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump takes place near the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2025, during the annual U.N. General Assembly session.

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Anti-Trump rally in N.Y.

People protesting U.S. President Donald Trump block a street near the U.N. headquarters in New York with a banner on Sept. 23, 2025, during the annual U.N. General Assembly session.

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Pro-Palestine rally in New York

People protest against the ongoing Israel-Palestine war near the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2025, during the annual U.N. General Assembly session.

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Japanese food promotion event in N.Y.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd from R) takes part in an event to promote the export of Japanese food products held at a restaurant in New York on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Japan-U.N. talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) is ushered by the U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres as they hold talks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.N. talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) shakes hands with U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres as they hold talks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.N. talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) signs a guestbook during a meeting with the U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2025.

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S. Korean President Lee speaks at U.N.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung addresses the U.N. General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2025.

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U.N. chief Guterres and U.S. President Trump talk

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres hold talks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2025.

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S. Korean President Lee speaks at U.N.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung addresses the U.N. General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 23, 2025.

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U.S. ambassador to China

U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue holds a press conference in Beijing on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Princess Aiko visits horse park

Japanese Princess Aiko (far R) visits Equestrian Park in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2025, designated horse day by the Japan Racing Association.

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Princess Aiko visits horse park

Japanese Princess Aiko visits Equestrian Park in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2025, designated horse day by the Japan Racing Association.

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Princess Aiko visits horse park

Japanese Princess Aiko visits Equestrian Park in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2025, designated horse day by the Japan Racing Association.