THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 29, 2023 at 05:00 JST
The musician Yoshiki snips at Hakuho’s topknot during a formal retirement ceremony held Jan. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. (Pool)
Hakuho, one of the all-time yokozuna greats, formally retired from the ring on Jan. 28 with a ceremony that involved the ritual cutting of his topknot. [Read More]
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