All posts tagged "Akebono"
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Features
/ 11 months ago[JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK] Utsunomiya Brex are Thriving with Team-First Play
During a 21-game win streak, which began on January 21, the Utsunomiya Brex solidified their team chemistry to make a run...
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Sumo
/ 12 months agoOBITUARY | Akebono, a Former Sumo Grand Champion, Dies at 54
Hawaiian-born Akebono, the first foreign-born yokozuna, fueled a sumo boom in the 1990s with his rivalry against brothers Takanohana and Wakanohana.
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Sumo
/ 2 years agoSumo Brothers Wakatakakage and Wakamotoharu Aiming for the Pinnacle
The siblings from Fukushima Prefecture hope to emulate the success that Takanohana and Wakanohana enjoyed as sumo wrestlers over three decades...
