All posts tagged "Musashimaru"

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  Sumo

  / 10 months ago

  OBITUARY | 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.

  By Jim Armstrong
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  Sumo

  / 2 years ago

  Sumo 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...

  By Jim Armstrong