Konishiki visits quake-hit areas as Santa Claus

Konishiki visits quake-hit areas as Santa Claus

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - Konishiki (L), a Hawaiian-born sumo wrestler-turned-TV personality, dressed up as Santa Claus, gives a present to a girl in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on Dec. 8, 2011. Konishiki is touring the Tohoku region, which was severely hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, to give presents to local children. (Kyodo)

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