Akebono tenders his resignation to sumo association

Akebono tenders his resignation to sumo association

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono (file photo), sumo's first foreign-born grand champion, tendered his resignation to the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) on Jan. 22. The JSA accepted it. Akebono, 31, and stablemaster Azumazeki called on JSA Chairman Tokitsukaze earlier in the day to discuss the yokozuna's future. During his career, Akebono was repeatedly sidelined with knee problems and various injuries.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000007245
  • Registered date
  • 2001/1/22 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Media size
  • 420 × 629 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 72 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 48.79(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

    XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

    (240812) -- BEIJING, Aug. 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Local residents and firefighters are seen at the site of a wildfire in Varnavas, around 35 km from Athens, Greece, on Aug. 11, 2024. Greek firefighters were battling a major wildfire for several hours on Sunday near Athens, which has forced the evacuation of five settlements, the Fire Brigade said. Five residents among the evacuees were transferred to hospitals with minor injuries, mostly from respiratory problems due to smoke inhalation, said Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis. The fire broke out around 3 p.m. local time in Varnavas, around 35 km from Athens, in the northeastern Attica region near Marathon. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Marios Lolos)
      XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

      XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

      (240709) -- BEIJING, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This file photo shows French President Emmanuel Macron (1st R) greeting French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in Paris, France, March 20, 2024. Macron rejected Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's resignation Monday after his party failed to secure a majority in the snap legislative elections, French news channel BFMTV reported. (Photo by Henri Szwarc/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM
        XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

        XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

        (240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Jan. 14, 2024 shows Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly speaking at a delivering ceremony of the office building of the Central Business District (CBD) project in the new administrative capital, east of Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi instructed Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly to form a new government after the latter submitted his cabinet's resignation on Monday, the Egyptian presidency announced in a statement. (Photo by Li Binghong/Xinhua)
          XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

          XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

          (240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This file photo taken on Jan. 14, 2024 shows Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly speaking at a delivering ceremony of the office building of the Central Business District (CBD) project in the new administrative capital, east of Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi instructed Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly to form a new government after the latter submitted his cabinet's resignation on Monday, the Egyptian presidency announced in a statement. (Photo by Li Binghong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM
            COP28 In Dubai - UN Climate Conference - Day Eleven

            COP28 In Dubai - UN Climate Conference - Day Eleven

            Razan al Mubarak, CO28 High-Level Champion speaks during the Global Climate Action. Uniting on the Pathway to 2030 and Beyond session in plenary room during the COP28, UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Dubai Exhibition Center, United Arab Emirates on December 11, 2023. COP28, running from November 30 to December 12 focuses on national climate goals. The Conference in Dubai focuses also on the most vulnerable communities and Loss and Damage Fund. (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto)
              COP28 In Dubai - UN Climate Conference - Day Eleven

              COP28 In Dubai - UN Climate Conference - Day Eleven

              Razan al Mubarak, CO28 High-Level Champion speaks during the Global Climate Action. Uniting on the Pathway to 2030 and Beyond session in plenary room during the COP28, UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Dubai Exhibition Center, United Arab Emirates on December 11, 2023. COP28, running from November 30 to December 12 focuses on national climate goals. The Conference in Dubai focuses also on the most vulnerable communities and Loss and Damage Fund. (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto)
                COP28 In Dubai - UN Climate Conference - Day Eleven

                COP28 In Dubai - UN Climate Conference - Day Eleven

                Razan al Mubarak, CO28 High-Level Champion speaks during the Global Climate Action. Uniting on the Pathway to 2030 and Beyond session in plenary room during the COP28, UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Dubai Exhibition Center, United Arab Emirates on December 11, 2023. COP28, running from November 30 to December 12 focuses on national climate goals. The Conference in Dubai focuses also on the most vulnerable communities and Loss and Damage Fund. (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto)
                  COP28 In Dubai - UN Climate Conference - Day Eleven

                  COP28 In Dubai - UN Climate Conference - Day Eleven

                  Razan al Mubarak, CO28 High-Level Champion speaks during the Global Climate Action. Uniting on the Pathway to 2030 and Beyond session in plenary room during the COP28, UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC in Dubai Exhibition Center, United Arab Emirates on December 11, 2023. COP28, running from November 30 to December 12 focuses on national climate goals. The Conference in Dubai focuses also on the most vulnerable communities and Loss and Damage Fund. (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto)
                    Kamala Harris Thrust Into Spotlight As Biden Bows Out

                    Kamala Harris Thrust Into Spotlight As Biden Bows Out

                    File photo - US Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff arrive prior to the official White House portraits of former US President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama being unveiled during a ceremony in Washington, DC, USA on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. The portraits of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, acquired and commissioned by the White House Historical Association, were painted by Robert McCurdy and Sharon Sprung, respectively. President Biden announced he was suspending his re-election campaign and putting his faith in Harris. Within hours, the vice-president confirmed her own bid for the White House. “I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic party, and unite our nation, to defeat Donald Trump,” Harris said. “We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win." Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM
                      Ex-sumo stablemaster given 6-yr prison over wrestler's death

                      Ex-sumo stablemaster given 6-yr prison over wrestler's death

                      NAGOYA, Japan - This Feb. 7, 2008 file photo shows the ring in the building in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, that the Tokitsukaze sumo stable used as a temporary lodging before a July 2007 tournament in Nagoya. The Nagoya District Court ruled May 29 that a former stablemaster was involved in fatal violence against a 17-year-old wrestler in the ring in June 2007. (Kyodo)