TOKYO (AP) — Hawaii-born Akebono Taro, one of the greats of sumo wrestling and a former grand champion, has died. He was 54. He was the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the level of “yokozuna” — ...
TOKYO, April 11 (Reuters) - Akebono, an American-born sumo wrestler who became the first non-Japanese grand champion or "yokozuna", died of heart failure this month in Tokyo, the sumo association said ...
A focus on the Japanese sport of sumo, building community, sharing history at second SoCal Sumo Open
JJ Jones never made it to the sumo wrestling tournament in 2007, but the flyer for the tournament stayed on his wall and served as inspiration for him to pursue sumo wrestling a few years later.
One might typically walk into the sleek, wood-paneled theater of the Asia Society Texas Center expecting to see a rare foreign film or a stirring concert of classical music. On Saturday, however, the ...
Want to test your muster against a pro sumo wrestler? You’ll have a chance when Sumo and Sushi comes to D.C. next month. Sumo and Sushi will bring seven expert sumo wrestlers to WEG Studios in ...
OF THE HOME THEY SHARED. MICHELLE: WE HAVE A BIG NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP THAT IS GOING TO BE HELD IN ORLANDO THIS WEEKEND AND THE SPORT THAT’S BEING FEATURED MIGHT JUST BLOW YOUR MIND. STEWART: YES IT ...
TORONTO (AP) -- American sumo wrestler Emanuel Yarbrough is 6-foot-7 and 730 pounds. He's also in a bit of a bind -- he's living in his parents' basement in New Jersey. "At the beginning it was not a ...
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