By HIROSHI ONO/ Staff Writer
February 26, 2024 at 11:00 JST
Masakatsu Kamatani (current Kotonowaka), then 8 months old, is held by his father Kotonowaka (current stablemaster Sadogatake) to enter the ring at the Yamagata City Sports Center on Aug. 17, 1998. (Hiroshi Ono)
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