Hakuho ready for New Year tourney

Hakuho ready for New Year tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (R) demonstrates his ''dohyo-iri'' ritual at Meiji Jingu, a Shinto shrine, in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2011, ahead of the start of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo)

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