Stablemaster Azumazeki removes the topknot of yokozuna Akebono

TOKYO, Japan - Stablemaster Azumazeki removes the topknot of sumo's first foreign-born grand champion Akebono at a retirement ceremony at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 29.

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