Konishiki visits quake-hit areas as Santa Claus

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - Children look happy after receiving presents from Konishiki (C back row), a Hawaiian-born sumo wrestler-turned-TV personality, dressed up as Santa Claus, 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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