Fans of 47 ronin mark 300th anniversary of vengeance

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo sekiwake Terao (C, front), dressed as ronin Oishi Kuranosuke, leads a parade in Tokyo's Ginza district Dec. 14 to mark the 300th anniversary of the vengeance of Oishi and 46 other ronin. In 1702, the 47 avenged the death of their lord, who was ordered to kill himself for drawing his sword in the shogun's palace. (Kyodo)

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