Retired Kyokutenho attends topknot cutting ceremony

Retired Kyokutenho attends topknot cutting ceremony

Former yokozuna Asashoryu cuts part of the topknot of retired sumo wrestler Kyokutenho at a hair-cutting ceremony on May 29, 2016, in Tokyo. Both sumo wrestlers hail from Mongolia and Kyokutenho, now stable master Oshima, acquired Japanese citizenship in 2005. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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