Asashoryu meets with Taiwan's President Chen

Asashoryu meets with Taiwan's President Chen

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Sumo yokozuna (grand champion) Ashashoryu of Mongolia (L) and Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian shake hands in Taipei on Aug. 18 as a group of sumo officials and wrestlers pay a courtesy call on Chen. (Kyodo)

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