Kisenosato promoted to sumo's second-highest rank

Kisenosato promoted to sumo's second-highest rank

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kisenosato (2nd from L) receives notice that he is to be promoted to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki from messengers (R) from the Japan Sumo Association in a ceremony in the city of Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 30, 2011. The man beside Kisenosato is his stablemaster Naruto. (Kyodo)

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