Sumo: retirement rite for Takanoiwa

Yokozuna Hakuho cuts retired sumo wrestler Takanoiwa's topknot during his retirement ceremony at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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