THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
April 11, 2024 at 19:04 JST
Yokozuna Akebono waves to fans during a parade to celebrate his winning the championship at the 1993 September Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Taro Akebono, the first foreign-born yokozuna and later a mixed martial artist and pro wrestler, died of heart failure in early April at a hospital near Tokyo, according to a source close to him. [Read More]
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