THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 13, 2024 at 14:14 JST
Ozeki Kotozakura, left, loses to maegashira No. 1 Daieisho on the first day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 12. (Takeshi Komiya)
Sumo fans roared in astonishment as the sole yokozuna and four ozeki all fell to defeat on the opening day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 12 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. [Read More]
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