Sumo: Ring-entering ritual ahead of New Year meet

Yokozuna Hakuho (R), accompanied by maegashira Enho, performs a ring-entering ceremony at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine on Jan. 7, 2020, about a week before the start of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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