Sumo elder Naruto, ex-yokozuna Takanosato, dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in September 1982 shows sumo elder Naruto, then Takanosato, holding the trophy after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. He died of respiratory failure at a hospital in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 7, 2011, at the age of 59. (Kyodo)

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