Sumo wrestler Osunaarashi to promote tourism

Sumo wrestler Osunaarashi to promote tourism

Egyptian sumo wrestler Osunaarashi attends a press conference in Cairo on June 2, 2016, as he was named as a tourism ambassador to promote tourism between his native country and Japan. Osunaarashi, whose real name is Abdelrahman Ahmed Shaalan, is the first sumo wrestler from Africa to turn pro in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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